a. Narrowed at the forward end; -- said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t.
These words were very weakly inserted where they will be so liable to misconstruction. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of, some part; -- said especially of the parts of the flower;
n.
n. [ L. insertio: cf. F. insertion. See Insert. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Epigynous insertion (Bot.),
Hypogynous insertion (Bot.),
v. t.
These words were very weakly inserted where they will be so liable to misconstruction. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of, some part; -- said especially of the parts of the flower;
n.
n. [ L. insertio: cf. F. insertion. See Insert. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Epigynous insertion (Bot.),
Hypogynous insertion (Bot.),