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protuberant, a.|prəʊˈtjuːbərənt|
[ad. late L. prōtūberānt-em, pres. pple. of prōtūber-āre to swell or bulge out, f. L. prō, pro-1 + tūber a hump, swelling. So F. protubérant (16th c. in Littré).]
1. Bulging or swelling out beyond the surrounding surface; prominent.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iii. iv. 113 These..follicles are found in both sexes, though somewhat more protuberant in the male. 1661Glanvill Scepsis Sci. xxvi. (1665) 162 One mans eyes are more protuberant, and swelling out. 1747Hervey Medit. II. 122 Mountains vastly uneven and protuberant. 1807G. Chalmers Caledonia I. ii. vi. 292 Eocha III..is remembered for his protuberant nose. 1869Phillips Vesuv. iv. 130 The protuberant northern base of the dome of Vesuvius.
b. fig. That forces itself upon notice, prominent.
1822Galt Provost xxxiii, The effect of this, however, was less protuberant in our town than in many others. 1895R. Burton in Forum (N.Y.) Apr. 251 A foil to the protuberant ugliness of the theory.
†2. Moulded or done in the round; figured in relief, or rising above the surface. Obs.
1676G. Towerson Decalogue 109 God..forbade all images whatsoever, particularly all protuberant ones. 1696Bp. Patrick Comm. Exod. xx. 4 The former was a protuberant Image, or a Statue made of Wood, Stone, &c. Ibid. xxviii. (1697) 538 Abarbinel saith the Letters were protuberant as they are upon Coins, or upon Wax.
Hence proˈtuberantly adv., in a protuberant, bulging, or prominent manner.
1836Landor Peric. & Asp. cliii. Wks. 1846 II. 417/1 They serve as graven images, protuberantly eminent and gorgeously uncouth. |