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Definition of Almond-shaped
1. Adjective. Shaped like an almond.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Almond-shaped
Literary usage of Almond-shaped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1888)
"Mr. Evans classifies paleolithic relics under three neads—the spearhead- shaped,
the almond-shaped, and the knife-shaped. Between the spearhead and the ..."
2. Treasures of Art in Great Britain: Being an Account of the Chief Collections by Gustav Friedrich Waagen (1854)
"P. 69 b represents the Saviour in an almond-shaped glory very long and narrow
... P. 21 a, Christ again in the centre, enthroned in the almond-shaped glory, ..."
3. Proceedings by Bruce A. Suprenant, James L. Noland, M.P. Schuller, University of Colorado (1901)
"Bronze, almond shaped, octagonal, with handle, round which a band has been ...
Haematite, almond shaped, inscribed with a cross. It comes from Tartus, ..."
4. An Introduction to the Study of Social Evolution: The Prehistoric Period by Francis Stuart Chapin (1913)
"... Upper and Lower Paleolithic periods are different in that the lower period is
characterized by the evolution of the almond-shaped (amygdaloid) implement ..."
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