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embay

verb

Etymology

From em- + bay (“bathe”).

  1. derived from badia
  2. derived from baia
  3. derived from baie
  4. prefixed as embay — “en + bay”

Definitions

  1. To bathe

    To bathe; to steep.

    • Sweete Loue, that doth his golding wings embay / In bleſſed Nectar, and pure Pleaſures well[…].
    • Their ſwords both points and edges ſharpe embay / In purple bloud, where ſo they hit or light[…]

  2. To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay.

    • Hebrew the profile, every line; / But as in haven fringed with palm, / Which Indian reefs embay from harm, / Belulled as in the vase the wine— / Red budded corals in remove, / Peep coy through quietudes above; […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA