Variations of Ordinaries - Embowed

An ordinary embowed has the edges bowed inwards producing a concavity; this is sometimes more explicitly blazoned inwardly embowed. Its opposite is enarched.

This variation is most often applied to the chevron and pile.

• a flank to the base embowed -

• a chevron embowed -

• a pile embowed -

The term embowed is also applied to bent arms and legs, arched fish, and serpents in circles.