† courben.

Etymology: < French courbe, substantive use of the adjective: see courbe adj. The modern form is curb n., under which the surviving senses will be found.

Obsolete.

1. A crook, a hump.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [noun] > hump back > hump

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1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 159 Vulcanus, of whome I spake, He had a courbe upon the back.

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2. A swelling on the back of a horse's hock: see curb n.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

† courbeadj.

Forms: Also corbe.

Etymology: < French courbe, in Old French corbe (= Provençal corb, Catalan corb, Spanish corvo, Italian corvo) < Latin curvus bent.

Obsolete.

Bent, bowed, crooked.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [adjective]

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1395 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 99 Her necke is short, her shulders courbe.

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iv. lvi. 203 Courbe and impotent j wole make þee with þe grete strokes j shal giue þee.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Feb. 56 So on thy corbe shoulder it [thy head] leanes amisse.

Compounds

courbe-backed adj.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > hump back

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1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xii. xvi An olde lytil man, pale and courbacked.

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope ij He had a grete hede..corbe-backed, grete legges and large feet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† courbecourbv.

Forms: Also Middle English kourbe.

Etymology: < French courber < Latin curvāre to bend: see curve v. In modern English the form is curb v.¹, but the following senses are associated with the earlier form.

Obsolete.

1. intransitive. To curve, bend, bow.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > be or become curved or bent [verb (intransitive)]

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > bend down

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1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. ii. 1 I courbed on my knees and cryed hir of grace.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 146 Vertue it selfe of vice must pardon beg, Yea curbe and wooe for leaue to doe him good.

2. transitive. To bend, bow.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > curve or bend [verb (transitive)]

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1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy v. xxxvi He thrugh whom al is wrong kourbed.

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva 41 Sallys may also be propagated like Vines, by courbing, and bowing them in Arches.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision II. x. 45 So courb'd to earth, beneath their heavy teems Of torment stoop they.

3. See curb v.¹

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

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单词	courbe
释义	† courben. Etymology: < French courbe, substantive use of the adjective: see courbe adj. The modern form is curb n., under which the surviving senses will be found. Obsolete. 1. A crook, a hump. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [noun] > hump back > hump botchc1330 courbe1393 bossa1400 bulgec1400 crump1659 hump1709 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 159 Vulcanus, of whome I spake, He had a courbe upon the back. Categories » 2. A swelling on the back of a horse's hock: see curb n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † courbeadj. Forms: Also corbe. Etymology: < French courbe, in Old French corbe (= Provençal corb, Catalan corb, Spanish corvo, Italian corvo) < Latin curvus bent. Obsolete. Bent, bowed, crooked. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [adjective] crumpa800 crookedc1290 counterfeited1340 courbe1395 crumpleda1400 wanshapena1425 courbedc1430 wrongc1430 crumped1480 mismadec1480 counterfeit1483 crabby1550 crab-tree-like1576 crab-tree1598 crabbed1601 bossive1658 stumping1852 arthritic1961 1395 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 99 Her necke is short, her shulders courbe. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iv. lvi. 203 Courbe and impotent j wole make þee with þe grete strokes j shal giue þee. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Feb. 56 So on thy corbe shoulder it [thy head] leanes amisse. Compounds courbe-backed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > hump back hoveredc897 embossedc1430 bow-backed1470 crook-backed1477 courbe-backed1480 bunch-backed1519 hunchbacked1598 buncht-back1603 crouch-backed1606 hulch1611 hulch-backed1611 hulched1611 crouchback1627 camel-backed1631 huck-backed1631 hulchy1632 boss-backed1640 gibbous1646 huckle-backeda1652 hulck-backed1656 hunched1656 crump-backeda1661 humpbacked1681 humped1713 humpback1726 humptya1825 hunchy1841 bible-backed1857 crooked-backed1866 cyphotic1889 1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xii. xvi An olde lytil man, pale and courbacked. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope ij He had a grete hede..corbe-backed, grete legges and large feet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † courbecourbv. Forms: Also Middle English kourbe. Etymology: < French courber < Latin curvāre to bend: see curve v. In modern English the form is curb v.¹, but the following senses are associated with the earlier form. Obsolete. 1. intransitive. To curve, bend, bow. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > be or become curved or bent [verb (intransitive)] beyc888 bowOE fold13.. crumpc1325 windc1374 courbe1377 curb1377 plyc1395 bend1398 ploy?1473 bowl1513 bought1521 tirve1567 crookle1577 crook1579 compass1588 round1613 incurvate1647 circumflex1661 arcuate1678 to round off1678 sweep1725 curve1748 curvaturea1811 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > bend down stoopc893 bowOE aloutOE fold13.. bendc1374 courbe1377 curb1377 inclinec1390 declinea1400 nuzzlec1450 buckle1600 doup1694 huckle1854 overbend1856 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. ii. 1 I courbed on my knees and cryed hir of grace. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 146 Vertue it selfe of vice must pardon beg, Yea curbe and wooe for leaue to doe him good. View more context for this quotation 2. transitive. To bend, bow. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curve or bend [verb (transitive)] beyc888 bowa1300 incrooka1340 inbowa1382 crook1382 plya1393 inflectc1425 courbe1430 wryc1450 cralla1475 crumbc1490 bought1521 compass1542 incurvate1578 ploy1578 incurve1610 curve1615 circumflex1649 wheel1656 curb1662 crumpa1821 curvaturec1933 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy v. xxxvi He thrugh whom al is wrong kourbed. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva 41 Sallys may also be propagated like Vines, by courbing, and bowing them in Arches. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision II. x. 45 So courb'd to earth, beneath their heavy teems Of torment stoop they. 3. See curb v.¹ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1393adj.1395v.1377
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