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galbe|gælb| Also galb. [Fr. (cf. garb n.2 1 b).] A contour, outline or profile (see quots.).
1899Cent. Dict., Galbe,..in art, the general outline or form of any rounded object, as a head or vase; especially, in architecture, the curved form of a column, a Doric capital, or other similar feature. 1909J. R. Ware Passing Eng. 138/2 Galbe (Thieves'), profile of a violent character, and even applied to any eccentricity of shape above the knees. 1926R. Fry Transformations 71 Look..at the neck of the jar..the clear salience of the lip which is exactly enough..to give a perfect close to the curves of the galb that leads up to it. 1936H. Read Meaning of Art (ed. 2) ii. 101 On pottery..it is found in the galbe or outline which the pot makes. |