Embowed [adjective]

Their live pillars upheaved a thick embowed roof, betwixt whose leaves and blossoms hardly a sunbeam filtered.

Two arms "counter-embowed" occur in many crests (Figs. 266 and 267).

Above is the "high embowed roof" of the central tower; around are the stalls set in a screen of woodwork intricately carved.

A chevron in point embowed will be found in the arms of Trapaud quartered by Adlercron (Fig. 139).

It consists of two lions' paws embowed, the outer edge of each being adorned with fleurs-de-lis issuant therefrom.

A serpent embowed biting its tail occurs in the arms of Falconer, and a serpent on its back in the crest of Backhouse.

The Cobbs of Adderbury bore "Sable, a chevron argent between three dolphins naiant embowed or, a chief of the last."

His legs were slightly embowed, and he bore himself like a man rarely out of the saddle.

Heralds usually represent this bird with wings endorsed and neck embowed, wounding her breast with her beak.

Crest—An arm embowed, couped at the shoulder, the hand grasping a hammer, all proper.