单词 | embowl |
释义 | † embowlv. Obsolete. rare. a. transitive. To form or mould into a globe. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > make into curved three-dimensional shape [verb (transitive)] > make spherical or globular embowlc1595 orb1600 englobe1611 ensphere1640 globe1641 spherea1849 spherify1848 c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme xc. 5 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 135 Long er the Earth, embowl'd by thee Bare the forme it now doth beare. b. intransitive. To take or grow into the form of a globe. ΚΠ 1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. II. xxxvi. 24 The citrons shone with fruits embowled. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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