recontoured

[kon-toor]

con·tour

[kon-toor]
noun
1.
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
3.
Phonetics. a distinctive pattern of changes in pitch, stress, or tone extending across all or part of an utterance, especially across a sentence, and contributing to meaning.
verb (used with object)
4.
to mark with contour lines.
5.
to make or form the contour or outline of.
6.
to build (a road, railroad track, etc.) in conformity with the contour of the land.
7.
to mold or shape so as to fit a certain configuration: cars with seats that are contoured for comfort.

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Recontoured is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
adjective
8.
molded or shaped to fit a particular contour or form: contour seats.
9.
Agriculture. of or used in a system of plowing, cultivating, sowing, etc., along the contour lines of the land in order to trap water runoff and prevent erosion.

Origin:
1655–65; < French, equivalent to con- con- + tour a turn (see tour), modeled on Italian contorno, derivative of contornare to outline; see turn

re·con·tour, verb (used with object)
un·con·toured, adjective


1. configuration, form, boundary.

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