oary

American  

[awr-ee, ohr-ee] / ˈɔr i, ˈoʊr i /

adjective

Archaic.

1. oarlike.

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Etymology

Origin of oary

First recorded in 1660–70; oar + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Then, "With archéd neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet."

From How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune by Marden, Orison Swett

Scarcely the sister-locks were parted dolefully weeping, Straight that brother of young Memnon, in Africa born, Came, and shook thro' heaven his pennons oary, before me, Winged, a queen's proud steed, Locrian Arsinoë.

From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus by Ellis, Robinson

The swan, with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet.

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various

In vain the crowding pack   Draw on the margin of the stream, or cut   The liquid wave with oary feet, that move   In equal time.

From The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan by

One stroke unseen, with oary feet,   One stroke—away she sweeps; Over the waters pale we fleet,   Suspended in the deeps.

From A Hidden Life and Other Poems by MacDonald, George