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womby, a.|ˈwuːmɪ|
[f. womb n. + -y1.]
Having a womb-like cavity; hollow. Also fig.
1599Shakes. Hen. V, ii. iv. 124 Caues and Wombie Vaultages of France. 1858Singleton Virgil II. 536 To hide thee in the womby earth [orig. cava..terra]. 1934Dylan Thomas Let. 2 May (1966) 117 I've a good mind to ferret an Old Boys' Society, & read them the waxiest and wombiest efforts that I've got. 1951W. Sansom Face of Innocence xi. 150 The sense of round shapes about—the rounder mouldings of stone, the curves of boats..roundness, if you like, that is womby. 1977Time 5 Sept. 44/1 It [sc. a van] is self-contained and self-containing, and its womby little room is packed with the motherly comforts of home. |