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EMBOWED

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em⋅bowed

  [em-bohd]
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–adjective
bent; vaulted; arched.
Origin:
1475–85; embow + -ed 2
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em·bowed   (ěm-bōd')   
adj.  

  1. Bent or curved like a bow.

  2. Architecture

    1. Having an arch or arches.

    2. Protruding in an outward curve so as to form a recess within.

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