■ noun
1》 a rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person's belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus.
2》 the central point of a place.
Origin
OE nafela , of Gmc origin.
■ noun
1》 a rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person's belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus.
2》 the central point of a place.
Origin
OE nafela , of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004