embowed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of embowed
1475–85; < archaic embow to form into an arch ( em- 1, bow 2 ( def. ) ) + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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His legs were slightly embowed, and he bore himself like a man rarely out of the saddle.
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison
Crest: an arm, embowed, in armour, holding a cutlas, all proper.
From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
But let my due feet never fail 155 To walk the studious cloister’s pale, And love the high embowed roof, With antique pillars massy-proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light.
From Minor Poems by Milton by Milton, John
Crest—An arm embowed, couped at the shoulder, the hand grasping a hammer, all proper.
From The True Legend of St. Dunstan and the Devil by Flight, Edward G.
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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