wombyadj.

Brit.

/ˈwuːmi/, U.S.

/ˈwumi/

Forms: see womb n. and -y suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: womb n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < womb n. + -y suffix¹.

†1. Of the flesh; carnal. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

c1460 Tree & 12 Frutes (McClean) (1960) 138 (MED) Oure lord hath gret Joye of all such þat forsakyn al wordly and womby delices.

2. Characteristic or suggestive of the womb, esp. in being hollow or enveloping.

ΘΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > hollowness > [adjective]

hollc1000

hollowa1250

hollowyc1400

howea1500

kosche1513

cave1540

boss1553

concave?a1560

concavous1578

unkernelled1584

void1597

wombya1616

cavous1698

cavernous1830

cavitary1861

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. iv. 124 Caues and Wombie [1600 wombely] Vaultages of France.

?1775 T. Penrose Addr. Genius Brit. sig. B In the distant view Full frequent pass the womby labourers Of Commerce [i.e. ships].

1795 J. Nott tr. Catullus Poems II. 201 Thro' skies, and land, and womby sea.

1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 536 To hide thee in the womby earth [L. cava..terra].

1883 G. H. Calvert Joan of Arc i. 14 The liveliest seed In warm Creation's womby bed.

1934 D. Thomas Let. 2 May in Sel. Lett. (1966) 117 I've a good mind to ferret an Old Boys' Society, & read them the waxiest and wombiest efforts that I've got.

1977 Time (Atlantic ed.) 5 Sept. 44/1 It [sc. a van] is self-contained and self-containing, and its womby little room is packed with the motherly comforts of home.

1997 Guardian 27 Nov. i. 18/3 She had been trained as a potter and made womby things in ceramic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	womby
释义	wombyadj. Brit. /ˈwuːmi/, U.S. /ˈwumi/ Forms: see womb n. and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: womb n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < womb n. + -y suffix¹. †1. Of the flesh; carnal. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ c1460 Tree & 12 Frutes (McClean) (1960) 138 (MED) Oure lord hath gret Joye of all such þat forsakyn al wordly and womby delices. 2. Characteristic or suggestive of the womb, esp. in being hollow or enveloping. ΘΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > hollowness > [adjective] hollc1000 hollowa1250 hollowyc1400 howea1500 kosche1513 cave1540 boss1553 concave?a1560 concavous1578 unkernelled1584 void1597 wombya1616 cavous1698 cavernous1830 cavitary1861 a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. iv. 124 Caues and Wombie [1600 wombely] Vaultages of France. View more context for this quotation ?1775 T. Penrose Addr. Genius Brit. sig. B In the distant view Full frequent pass the womby labourers Of Commerce [i.e. ships]. 1795 J. Nott tr. Catullus Poems II. 201 Thro' skies, and land, and womby sea. 1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 536 To hide thee in the womby earth [L. cava..terra]. 1883 G. H. Calvert Joan of Arc i. 14 The liveliest seed In warm Creation's womby bed. 1934 D. Thomas Let. 2 May in Sel. Lett. (1966) 117 I've a good mind to ferret an Old Boys' Society, & read them the waxiest and wombiest efforts that I've got. 1977 Time (Atlantic ed.) 5 Sept. 44/1 It [sc. a van] is self-contained and self-containing, and its womby little room is packed with the motherly comforts of home. 1997 Guardian 27 Nov. i. 18/3 She had been trained as a potter and made womby things in ceramic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1460
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