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Definition of Bellying
1. Adjective. Curving outward.
Similar to: Protrusive
Derivative terms: Bulb, Bulge, Bulginess, Protuberance, Protuberance, Protuberate, Protuberate
Definition of Bellying
1. Verb. (present participle of belly) ¹
2. Adjective. bulging ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bellying
1. belly [v] - See also: belly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bellying
Literary usage of Bellying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"The milk-white canvas bellying as they blow, The parted ocean foams and roars
below: Above the bounding billows ..."
2. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1801)
"Bkx. funnel-shaped, bellying towards the top; mouth closed by hollow the outside
near the border: nuts4,perforated. radiate valves, which have an open hole ..."
3. The Tourist's Flora: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and by Joseph Woods (1850)
"1, evenly arched on the back, bellying in front. Margin somewhat glandular,
denticulate. Middle Div. of lower Lip somewhat the largest. ..."
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