Meanings
noungalbe (plural galbes)
plural galbes
- The contour or outline of something.
Her teeth sank into his lips, he felt the sweet galbe of her flanks and arching back.
1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 11231 more example
What was the word to describe the curves of those little valleys? They were as fine as the lines of a human body, they were informed with the subtlety of art. Galbe. That was a good word; but it was French.
1921, Aldous Huxley, Chrome Yellow, Penguin Books, published 1955, page 7
Origin
- Frenchgalbe
- Englishgalbe
From French galbe. Doublet of garb.
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APA
galbe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galbe
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“galbe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galbe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galbe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galbe.
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