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epiboly(dictionary)

chou (iou) and epiboly (iou)


chou (iou)



chou noun1. Also choux (pronounced same). Pl. choux. E18.
[French = cabbage from Latin caulis.]
A small round cake of pastry filled with cream etc. E18.
A rosette or ornamental knot of ribbon, chiffon, etc., on a woman's hat or dress. L19.
Comb.: choux pastry a very light pastry enriched with eggs.

epiboly (iou)



epiboly noun. Also epibole. L19.
[Greek epibole throwing or laying on, from epiballein throw on, formed as EPI- + ballein throw; assim. to -Y3.]
Biology. The process by which one set of cells spreads over and surrounds another by dividing more rapidly, as in gastrulation. Cf. EMBOLY.
epi'bolic adjective L19.