Embowed

Embowed

Embowed is a term in heraldry and architecture which means -

*"curved like a bow" (when applied to fish, animals or heraldic charges)
*"bent" (when applied to the human arm or leg), or
*"having an arch or arches".

Examples

The heraldic examples illustrated show the "pile embowed inverted throughout azure" of the Coat of arms of Western Cape Province, and the "three legs embowed conjoined in the fesse points in armour proper spurred and garnished or" of the Triskelion on the Flag of the Isle of Man.

References

*"Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry: An Authoritative Guide to the Terminology of Heraldry" by Arthur Francis Pimbley (1908)
*"Chambers 20th Century Dictionary" ed. E. M. Kirkpatrick (W. & R. Chambers Ltd, Edinburgh, new edition, 1983)
* [http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/pimb_e.htm Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry online - E] - accessed 17 July 2007


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  • embowed — adjective Date: 15th century bent like a bow ; arched …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • embowed — /em bohd /, adj. bent; vaulted; arched. [1475 85; EMBOW + ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • Embowed — [flected] Her. Bent, e.g. a man s arm, often used also of dolphins …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • embowed — p. a. Bent, curved, arched, bowed, arcuated, arcuate …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • embowed — em·bowed …   English syllables

  • embowed — em•bowed [[t]ɛmˈboʊd[/t]] adj. archit. cvb bent; arched • Etymology: 1475–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • High-embowed — High em*bowed , a. Having lofty arches. The high embowed roof. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • counter-embowed — Her.: see counter 14 …   Useful english dictionary

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