| obverse | Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf. Origin: L. Obversus, p.p. Of obvertere. See Obvert. 1. The face of a coin which has the principal image or inscription upon it; the other side being the reverse. 2. Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to, another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible sides, or of two corresponding things. "The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being the obverse of the fact that there is no alternative belief." (H. Spencer) Origin: Cf.F. Obverse, obvers. See Obverse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| obvoluted | Overlapping; contorted; convolute; applied primarily, in botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to a circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap. Origin: L. Obvolutus, p.p. Of obvolvere to wrap round; ob (see Ob-) + volvere to roll. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |