embowed
English

The black section of this coat of arms is an embowed pile.

The arm atop this coat of arms is embowed.
Adjective
embowed (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Bent, curved or arched like a bow.
- 1864, Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales
- A dexter and sinister arm embowed in armour, each hand grasping a spear erect […]
- 1864, Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales
Derived terms
Verb
embowed
- simple past tense and past participle of embow
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