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pear-shaped

[ pair-sheypt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom:
a pear-shaped vase.
(of a vocal tone) clear, resonant, and without harshness; full-bodied.

First recorded in 1750–60

The condensers were pear shaped in section, and built of mild steel plates.

When she came back with her instrument, a small pear shaped guitar in appearance, she was more composed.

The engraving is always on the convex side of the shell which has been reduced to a pear-shaped form.

Two, however, of them had the forehead broader than the cheek-bones, so that the head was pear-shaped.

He was a spare man, and his bald head, garnished with a few spare locks at the back of it, was pear-shaped in conformation.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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