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)

1. (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 […]

Derived terms

• counterembowed

Verb

embowed

1. simple past and past participle of embow