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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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)
On the sign-board is painted "an arm embowed, holding a malt-shovel," underneath which is written,— "Good malt makes good beer, Walk in, and you'll find it here."
From Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
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
The inn was formerly the private mansion of the Courtenay family, and its sign was one of the family crests, "a Dolphin embowed" or bent like a bow.
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert
Crest, an armed arm, embowed, grasping a broken spear.
From Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
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