The sculptures show qualities that are observed in death: bloating, distended bellies and navels, closed eyes, and puffy faces.
The great wars and their atrocities had receded from memory, and want of war now gave way to restless navel-gazing.
Botting uses the cultural and physical symbol of a navel to illustrate the bonds between person and history, and the common elements within the novel.
Place one hand over the navel while the other hand stimulates points between the ribs.
The continuing focus on war-related issues was not primarily a matter of navel-gazing, of nostalgia or a preoccupation with the past.
The hearth denoted the navel which ties the house to the earth.
The centre of mass is in the middle of the body, roughly level with the navel.
Her lace- trimmed dress had rolled up past her navel, exposing her soft, lithe body.
