'Embowed' is a term in
heraldry and
architecture which means -
★ ''curved like a bow'' (when applied to fish, animals or heraldic charges)
★ ''bent'' (when applied to the human arm or leg), or
★ ''having an arch or arches''.
Examples
The heraldic examples illustrated show the ''pile embowed inverted throughout azure'' of the
Coat of arms of Western Cape Province, the ''arm in armour embowed'' of the
crest of
Clan MacDonald of Clan Ranald, the ''three Dolphins
naiant embowed'' of the arms of the
Worshipful Company of Fishmongers and the ''three legs embowed conjoined in the fesse points in armour proper spurred and garnished or'' of the
Triskelion on the
Flag of the Isle of Man.
Arms of the
Western Cape Province: Argent, on a pile embowed inverted throughout Azure, a Khoi clay pot with a conical base and two horizontally pierced lugs, Or, between in chief dexter an anchor Gules and sinister a bunch of grapes slipped and leaved proper; the shield ensigned of a coronet comprising a circlet Or, embellished of beadwork indented Gules and Azure heightened of six protea flowers Or, seeded Argent alternating with as many annulets, Or.
Arms of the
Worshipful Company of Fishmongers: Azure three Dolphins naiant embowed in pale argent finned toothed and crowned or between two pairs of Stockfish in saltire argent over the mouth of each Fish a Crown or on a Chief gules three pairs of Keys of St Peter in saltire or
The Triskelion on the
Flag of the Isle of Man: three legs embowed conjoined in the fesse points in armour proper, spurred and garnished or
References
★ ''Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry: An Authoritative Guide to the Terminology of Heraldry'' by Arthur Francis Pimbley (1908)
★ ''
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary'' ed. E. M. Kirkpatrick (W. & R. Chambers Ltd, Edinburgh, new edition, 1983)
★
Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry online - E - accessed 17 July 2007
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