embowed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of embowed
1475–85; < archaic embow to form into an arch ( see em- 1, bow 2 ( def. ) ) + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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On the west side the Rambler passes the precincts of Westminster Abbey, beneath whose “high embowed roof” repose the sacred ashes of the illustrious dead.
From Rambles in Dickens' Land by Allbut, Robert
But let my due feet never fail, To walk the studious Cloysters pale, And love the high embowed Roof With antick Pillars massy proof, And storied Windows richly dight, Casting a dimm religious light.
From The Poetical Works of John Milton by Milton, John
Crest: An armed arm, embowed, holding a lance, erect.
From Notes and Queries, Number 47, September 21, 1850 by Various
Above is the "high embowed roof" of the central tower; around are the stalls set in a screen of woodwork intricately carved.
From Evesham by New, E. H. (Edmund Hort)
An arm embowed has the elbow to the dexter, unless blazoned to the contrary.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
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