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Vase
·noun The calyx of a plant.
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Shaped
·p.p. of <<Shape>>.
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Portland vase
·- A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned...
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Vase clock
·add. ·- A clock whose decorative case has the general form of a vase, ·esp. one in which there is n...
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Awl-shaped
·adj Shaped like an <<Awl>>.
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Bell-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.
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Boat-shaped
·adj ·see <<Cymbiform>>.
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Bristle-shaped
·adj Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf.
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Club-shaped
·adj Enlarged gradually at the end, as the antennae of certain insects.
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Comb-shaped
·adj <<Pectinate>>.
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Diamond-shaped
·adj Shaped like a diamond or rhombus.
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Egg-shaped
·adj Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.
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Fiddle-shaped
·adj Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side.
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Globe-shaped
·adj Shaped like a globe.
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Halberd-shaped
·adj <<Hastate>>.
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Helmet-shaped
·adj Shaped like a helmet; galeate. ·see ·Illust. of Galeate.
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Kidney-shaped
·adj Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf.
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Lath-shaped
·adj Having a slender elongated form, like a lath;
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Linear-shaped
·adj Of a linear shape.
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Lozenge-shaped
·adj Having the form of a lozenge or rhomb.
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Pear-shaped
·adj Of the form of a pear.
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Saddle-shaped
·adj Shaped like a saddle.
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Salver-shaped
·adj Tubular, with a spreading border. ·see <<Hypocraterimorphous>>.
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Spindle-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a spindle.
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Strap-shaped
·adj Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla.
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Sword-shaped
·adj Shaped like a sword; ensiform, as the long, flat leaves of the Iris, cattail, and the like.
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Thread-shaped
·adj Having the form of a thread; filiform.
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Tongue-shaped
·adj Shaped like a tongue; specifically (Bot.), linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and ...
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Top-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate.
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Trumpet-shaped
·adj Tubular with one end dilated, as the flower of the trumpet creeper.
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U-shaped
·add. ·adj Having the form of the letter U;.
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Urn-shaped
·adj Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses.
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Wedge-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
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Wheel-shaped
·adj Shaped like a wheel.
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Whip-shaped
·adj Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip-shaped root or s...
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Worm-shaped
·adj Shaped like a worm; /hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a worm-shap...
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wedge-shaped gulf
One which is wide at its entrance, and gradually narrows towards its termination, as that of Califor...
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