Embay
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To bathe; to steep. obsolete, transitive
"Sweete Loue, that doth his golding wings embay / In bleſſed Nectar, and pure Pleaſures well[…]."
- 2 To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay. transitive
"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; […]"
Example
More examples"Sweete Loue, that doth his golding wings embay / In bleſſed Nectar, and pure Pleaſures well[…]."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From em- + bay (“bathe”).
Etymology 2
From em- + bay.
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