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pear-shaped
[pair-sheypt] 
–adjective
| 1. | having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom: a pear-shaped vase. |
| 2. | (of a vocal tone) clear, resonant, and without harshness; full-bodied. |
Origin:
1750–60
1750–60
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| pear-shaped | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having a round shape tapered at one end |
| 2. | (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" [syn: orotund] |
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Pear-shaped
Pear"-shaped`\, a. Of the form of a pear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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