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▪ I. natatory, n.|ˈneɪtətərɪ|
[In sense 1, ad. late L. natātōrium n., neut. of natātōrius: see next.]
†1. A swimming-bath, pool. Obs.
c1400Mandeville (1839) viii. 93 Also streghte from Natatorie Siloe, is an Ymage of Ston. 1653Urquhart Rabelais i. lv, On the out-side were placed the tilt-yard,..the theater.., and Natatorie or place to swim in.
2. An organ used in swimming.
1852Dana Crust. ii. 878 The abdominal natatories are very small.
▪ II. natatory, a.|ˈneɪtətərɪ|
[ad. late L. natātōrius: see natation and -ory.]
1. Of organs: Adapted for or used in swimming or floating.
1799Brit. Critic XIII. 212 When they feel the necessity of sleep, their natatory bladder is much inflated. 1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. I. vi. 197 It is said that they can render themselves heavy or light at pleasure, which some effect by means of a natatory vesicle. 1859Darwin Orig. Spec. xiv. (1873) 389 They have six pairs of beautifully constructed natatory legs. 1878Bell Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 416 The natatory membrane of many Reptiles.
2. Of or belonging to swimming.
1836E. Howard R. Reefer xix, I perfected my natatory studies (affected phraseology is the fashion). 1863G. Kearley Links in Chain vii. 154 They are enabled to perform a sort of natatory movement. 1885Graphic 24 Jan. 90/3 He had confidence in his own natatory skill.
3. Characterized by swimming.
1887E. D. Cope Orig. Fittest 278 There is little doubt that the natatory Sirenian order was derived from it by a process of degradation. 1895‘Q.’ (Quiller Couch) Wandering Heath 95 Nereus..With his natatory daughters. |