Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - navel
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Navel
navel
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nafela; akin to Old High German nabalo ~, Latin umbilicus, Greek omphalos Date: before 12th century 1. a depression in the middle of the abdomen that marks the point of former attachment of the umbilical cord or yolk stalk 2. the central point ; middle
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n. 1 a depression in the centre of the belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord. 2 a central point. Phrases and idioms navel orange a large seedless orange with a navel-like formation at the top. Etymology: OE nafela f. Gmc, rel. to NAVE(2) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. анат. пупок 2. пуп (чего-л.); центр; середина 3. бот. рубчик, "пупок" (у апельсина и т. п.) 4. апельсин с рубчиком, навель ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(navels) Your navel is the small hollow just below your waist at the front of your body. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ n 1 the small hollow or raised place in the middle of your stomach 2 gaze at/contemplate your navel humorous to spend too much time thinking about your own problems ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. nafela, from P.Gmc. *nabalan, from PIE *(o)nobh- "navel." Considered a feminine sexual center since ancient times, and still in parts of the Middle East, India, and Japan. Even in medieval Europe, it was averred that "[t]he seat of wantonness in women is the navel." [Cambridge bestiary, C.U.L. ii.4.26] ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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