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plural navels
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. examples
The central part or point of anything; the middle. quotations examples
Within the navel of this hideous wood,Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells,Of Bacchus and Circe born, great Comus
1637, John Milton, A Mask presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634
We sat alfresco on the edge of a “square,” in reality a pond of cobbly mud with a plinth plonked in its navel […]
2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton
A navel orange. quotations examples
This contributed to a rapid rise in planted acreage in northern California, especially in navels, which are more suited to growing conditions there.
1981, Peter K. Thor, Edward V. Jesse, Economic Effects of Terminating Federal Marketing Orders for California-Arizona Oranges
(historical) An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.