Oary
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Like an oar
"It is as the future bird of elegance and grace that the young swan is mostly admired; when it has become old enough to grace the waters, then it is that all admire her, when she with "Arched neck, Between her white wings mantling, proudly rows Her state with oary feet.""
Example
More examples"It is as the future bird of elegance and grace that the young swan is mostly admired; when it has become old enough to grace the waters, then it is that all admire her, when she with "Arched neck, Between her white wings mantling, proudly rows Her state with oary feet.""
Etymology
From oar + -y.
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