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galbe

galbe

See also: galbé

English

Noun

galbe ‎(plural galbes)

The contour or outline of something.
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1123:
  Her teeth sank into his lips, he felt the sweet galbe of her flanks and arching back.

French

Etymology

From Italian garbo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡalb/

Noun

galbe m ‎(plural galbes)

curve; silhouette

Latin

Adjective

galbe

vocative masculine singular of galbus