Cou*rant" (k??-r?nt"),
n. [F.
courante, fr. courant, p. pr.]
1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto.
2. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.
Cou*rant" (k??-r?nt"),
a. [F., p. pr. of courir to run, L.
currere. Cf. Current.]
(Her.) Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.