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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Cf. F.

gibbeux

. See

Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex;

as, the moon is

gibbous

between the half-moon and the full moon

The bones will rise, and make a

gibbous

member.

Wiseman.

–

Gib′bous-ly

adv.

–

Gib′bous-ness

Noun.

Adj.

[L. gibbus; Gr. to bend.]

Swelling; protuberant; convex. The moon is gibbous between the quarters and the full moon; the enlightened part being then convex.

The bones will rise, and make a gibbous member.

Hunched; hump-backed; crook-backed.