embolismal (embolizmal)

[ Embolon. Uly es and the Sirens, from Greek red-figured hydria found at Vulci. (From "Monument i dell' Instituto.") ship: see embolus.] 1. The beak of an ancient war-ship. It was made of metal, in various forms, and sharpened like the prow of a modern ram, so that it might pierce an enemy's ve el beneath the water-line. 2. Same as embolus.