▪ I. † emˈbowing, vbl. n. Obs.
[f. embow v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. embow1; vaulting; arching: in quot. concr. Also attrib.
| 1430 Lydg. Chron. Troy ii. xi, The freshe enbowing w{supt} verges right as lynes. 1571 Golding Calvin on Ps. lxxiv. 5 By the kervings or imbowings he meeneth the verge fashion. 1576 Richmond. Wills (1853) 261 To John Whyt ij playnes..ij chesells, and ij embowing playnes. |
▪ II. † emˈbowing, ppl. a. Obs.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
Arching, convex, curved.
| 1561 Eden Arte Nauig. i. v. 6 b, Conuex or embowyng. |