[pair-sheypt] 
| 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. |
| 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] |