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galbe

/ɡælb/

galbe noun: the contour or outline of something.

Noun

galbe (plural galbes)

  1. The contour or outline of something.
    • Her teeth sank into his lips, he felt the sweet galbe of her flanks and arching back.1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1123
    • What was the word to describe the curves of those little valleys? They were as fine as the lines of a human body, they were informed with the subtlety of art. Galbe. That was a good word; but it was French.1921, Aldous Huxley, Chrome Yellow, Penguin Books, published 1955, page 7

Forms of galbe

pluralgalbes

Origin of galbe

From French galbe. Doublet of garb.

Questions about galbe

What does galbe mean?
Galbe means the contour or outline of something.
What part of speech is galbe?
Galbe is a noun.
How do you pronounce galbe?
Galbe is pronounced /ɡælb/.
What is the plural of galbe?
The plural of galbe is galbes.

Words near galbe in the dictionary

  1. galbanums
  2. galbat
  3. galbats
  4. Galbavy
  5. Galbavys
  6. galbe
  7. Galben
  8. Galbena
  9. Galbenu
  10. galbes
  11. galbi

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