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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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 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
But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloisters pale, And love the high embowed roof, With antic pillars massy-proof And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light.
From The Hundred Best English Poems by Gowans, Adam L. (Adam Luke)
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
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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