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Definition of Embow
1. v. t. To bend like a bow; to curve.
Definition of Embow
1. Verb. (obsolete) To bend like a bow; to curve. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embow
1. to arch [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: arch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embow
Literary usage of Embow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Monthly and National Review by William White (1878)
"And still the pines of Ida wave aloft Their tuneful, scented, dove-embow'ring
shade ; And 'neath them twilight broods as grey and soft, As when uf yore the ..."
2. Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by James Donald, William Chambers (1878)
"embow, em-bo', vtt vi, to bow or arch, [em, inten., and Bow. ... Pa.p. embow'ered.
[em, in, and Bower.] Embrace, em-bras', vi, to take in the arms; ..."
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