embowed
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em·bowed
(ĕm-bōd′)adj.1. Bent or curved like a bow.
2. Architecture a. Having an arch or arches.
b. Protruding in an outward curve so as to form a recess within.
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em•bowed
(ɛmˈboʊd)
adj. bent; arched.
[1475–85]
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References in classic literature
At the other end, though partly muffled by a curtain, it was more powerfully illuminated by one of those
embowed hall windows which we read of in old books, and which was provided with a deep and cushion seat.
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