wemb

Noun

womb (plural wombs)

1. In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
   • I danced myself right out the womb / Is it strange to dance so soon?1971, Marc Bolan, “Cosmic Dancer”, in Electric Warrior, performed by T. Rex

   Synonyms:

   uterus, matrix, belly

2. (obsolete) The abdomen or stomach.
   • And his hede, hym semed,was enamyled with asure, and his shuldyrs shone as the golde, and his wombe was lyke mayles of a merveylous hew[…].1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich]...
3. (obsolete) The stomach of a person or creature.
4. (figuratively) A place where something is made or formed.
   • The womb of earth the genial seed receives.1697, Virgil, “The Second Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
5. Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.
   • The centre spike of gold
     Which burns deep in the blue-bell's womb.1855, Robert Browning, Popularity

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