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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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.
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, 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
The crest they use is also nearly the same, viz., an armed arm, embowed, grasping a broken tilting spear.
From Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850 by Various
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