† embown.

Etymology: < embow v.¹

Obsolete. rare.

The concave surface of an arch, vault, or dome.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > vaulting

voisoura1400

vousing1412

embowing1430

cope1484

vaulting1513

embow1548

embowment1626

concameration1644

cameration1664

vaulture1692

coving1703

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clvii The..embowes were of very strange worke, with leaues, balles, & other garnishinges.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

embowv.¹

/ɛmˈbəʊ/

Forms: Also Middle English enbow, 1500s– imbow.

Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + bow n.¹

Obsolete exc. archaic.

1. transitive. To bend or curve into a bow (see bow n.¹).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [verb (transitive)] > curve like arch or bow

benda1382

embowc1540

arch1625

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy vii. 3034 Browes..Bright as the brent gold enbowet þai were.

2. Architecture. To arch, vault.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (transitive)] > roof > provide with domed or arched roof

embow1481

envault1523

cupola1615

cope1705

dome1876

1481 W. Caxton Orat. P. C. Scipion D. viii, in Tulle on Friendsh. The stone werkes enbowed called the Arches tryumphal.

1555 R. Eden tr. P. Giovio Libellus de legatione Basilii in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 279 The rouffes..are gylted and embowed.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. viii. 106 The Heauen, being imbowed about these lower parts like a Vault.

1671 P. Heylyn Help to Eng. Hist. 294 The West end..embowed over head seemeth to be very antient.

1838 W. Wordsworth Cave of Staffa in Sonn. The pillared vestibule..the roof embowed.

3. To enclose as within a sphere; to englobe, encircle.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclose [verb (transitive)] > enclose in a receptacle or surrounding mass > in a receptacle > in or as in a sphere

emball1580

embow1605

sphere1607

ensphere?1614

orba1644

englobe1797

inorb1847

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 70 Turnd Vapour, it haue round embow'd Heau'ns highest stage.

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V cxci, in Poems (1878) IV. 148 His Rayes Embow'd W^th in a vapor here, and there a Cloud.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† embowv.²

Forms: In Middle English enbowe.

Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + bow v.¹

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. ? To bow down.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > position specific body part [verb (transitive)] > head, face, or eyes

warpc1175

lout1297

to smite downa1350

to cast downc1374

embowc1440

droop1582

vail1586

upturn1667

slink1683

poke1852

c1440 Gesta Romanorum 204 The sonne of man haþe not wer he may reclyne or enbowe his hede.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

n.1548

v.¹1481

v.²c1440

单词	embow
释义	† embown. Etymology: < embow v.¹ Obsolete. rare. The concave surface of an arch, vault, or dome. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > vaulting voisoura1400 vousing1412 embowing1430 cope1484 vaulting1513 embow1548 embowment1626 concameration1644 cameration1664 vaulture1692 coving1703 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clvii The..embowes were of very strange worke, with leaues, balles, & other garnishinges. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). embowv.¹ /ɛmˈbəʊ/ Forms: Also Middle English enbow, 1500s– imbow. Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + bow n.¹ Obsolete exc. archaic. 1. transitive. To bend or curve into a bow (see bow n.¹). ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [verb (transitive)] > curve like arch or bow benda1382 embowc1540 arch1625 c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy vii. 3034 Browes..Bright as the brent gold enbowet þai were. 2. Architecture. To arch, vault. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (transitive)] > roof > provide with domed or arched roof embow1481 envault1523 cupola1615 cope1705 dome1876 1481 W. Caxton Orat. P. C. Scipion D. viii, in Tulle on Friendsh. The stone werkes enbowed called the Arches tryumphal. 1555 R. Eden tr. P. Giovio Libellus de legatione Basilii in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 279 The rouffes..are gylted and embowed. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. viii. 106 The Heauen, being imbowed about these lower parts like a Vault. 1671 P. Heylyn Help to Eng. Hist. 294 The West end..embowed over head seemeth to be very antient. 1838 W. Wordsworth Cave of Staffa in Sonn. The pillared vestibule..the roof embowed. 3. To enclose as within a sphere; to englobe, encircle. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclose [verb (transitive)] > enclose in a receptacle or surrounding mass > in a receptacle > in or as in a sphere emball1580 embow1605 sphere1607 ensphere?1614 orba1644 englobe1797 inorb1847 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 70 Turnd Vapour, it haue round embow'd Heau'ns highest stage. a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V cxci, in Poems (1878) IV. 148 His Rayes Embow'd W^th in a vapor here, and there a Cloud. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † embowv.² Forms: In Middle English enbowe. Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + bow v.¹ Obsolete. rare. transitive. ? To bow down. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > position specific body part [verb (transitive)] > head, face, or eyes warpc1175 lout1297 to smite downa1350 to cast downc1374 embowc1440 droop1582 vail1586 upturn1667 slink1683 poke1852 c1440 Gesta Romanorum 204 The sonne of man haþe not wer he may reclyne or enbowe his hede. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1548v.¹1481v.²c1440
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