Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To form like a bow; arch; bend; bow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Obs. or R., Obs. or R. To bend like a bow; to curve.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
bend like abow ; tocurve .
Etymologies
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em- + bow
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Examples
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Th 'embow'ring groves, and _Windsor's_ blissful plains,
The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant John Hamilton Moore 1772
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She now confents, then fhuns th 'embow'ring ihadc.
The Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or, Beauties of British Poetry 1781
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While thick-embow'ring trees and leafy shades Relieve the eye, and give the mind delight.
Fugitive pieces 1796
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