adj. having the shape of an almond, i.e. ellipsoidal with somewhat pointed ends.
adj.
a.
adj. shaped like a sphere.
a. Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Naut.) See Neaped. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) See Cymbiform. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Resembling a bristle in form;
p. p. or a. Furnished with a chape or chapes. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. cylindrical, tapering at each end; having the shape of a cigar.
a. Enlarged gradually at the end, as the antennæ of certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Pectinate. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. shaped like a cup.
a. Shaped like a diamond or rhombus. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a leaping or oozing through, fr. &unr_; to leap through;
adj.
adj. having the shape of an ear.
a. Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.
a. (Anat.) Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which, in many animals, projects beyond the connection with the stapes. --
a. (Bot.) Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. shaped like a fiddle; -- of a leaf shape.
a. Shaped like a globe. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Hastate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Infra + stapedial. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the stapes. --
a. (Anat.) Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial. --
a. Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; -- said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of a linear shape. [ 1913 Webster ]
The lozenged panes of a very small latticed window. C. Bronté. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. medius middle + E. stapedial. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the columella. --
a. (Naut.) Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also
a. Of the form of a pear. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Shaped like a saddle. Specifically:
a. (Bot.) Tubular, with a spreading border. See Hypocraterimorphous. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
a. [ LL. stapes stirrup. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the stapes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Shaped like a strap; ligulate;
a. (Zool.) Situated above the foot of a mollusk;
a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that part of the columella of the ear which projects above the connection with the stapes, as in many animals. --
a. (Bot.) Shaped like a sword; ensiform, as the long, flat leaves of the Iris, cattail, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the form of a thread; filiform. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Shaped like a tongue; specifically (Bot.), linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and convex beneath;
a. Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tubular with one end dilated, as the flower of the trumpet creeper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Piled up; accumulated. [ 1913 Webster ]
God, which shall repay all with upheaped measure. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the shape of an urn;