单词 | wombward |
释义 | > as lemmaswombward wombward adj. and adv. (a) adj. in the direction of or leading towards the womb (also figurative); (b) adv. towards the womb. ΚΠ 1891 Memphis Jrnl. Med. Sci. 2 166 The ciliated epithelium of the tubes..facilitating the wombward passage of the ovum. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 6 There was a flower that flowered inward, womb-ward. 1970 Econ. Geogr. 46 499/2 There is no sanctuary in indifference or a wombward retreat to traditional pieties. 2003 L. Shlain Sex, Time & Power (2004) vi. 61 The fallopian tube's design allows peristaltic movement only in a wombward direction. < as lemmas |
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