Definition of Bowl-shaped

1. Adjective. Having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl.

Similar to: Concave

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowl-shaped

bowing
bowing out
bowingly
bowings
bowk
bowked
bowkin
bowknot
bowknots
bowks
bowl
bowl-off
bowl-out
bowl-outs
bowl-shaped (current term)
bowl a googly
bowl barrow
bowl cut
bowl cuts
bowl of cherries
bowl out
bowl over
bowl pack
bowlder
bowlderisation
bowlderised
bowlders
bowldery
bowled

Literary usage of Bowl-shaped

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine by Edward Hungerford Goddard, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (1875)
"Of the two hundred and seventy-eight bowl-shaped barrows, seventy-one appear to have contained skeletons, and the remainder (two hundred and seven) burnt ..."

2. Scotland in Pagan Times by Joseph Anderson (1883)
"55 Single-edged Comb from a Grave-mound in Westray . .57 Oval bowl-shaped Brooch from a'Grave-mound in Westray . 57 Iron Key from a Grave-mound in Westray ..."

3. Scotland in Pagan Times: The Iron Age by Joseph Anderson (1883)
""54 Whetstone and portions of Cloth from a Grave-mound in Eigg . 55 Single-edged Comb from a Grave-mound in Westray . . 57 Oval bowl-shaped Brooch from a ..."

4. American Country Houses of To-day: An Illustrated Account of Some Excellent by Samuell Howe (1915)
"... Brookville, LI, disclosing a hidden bowl-shaped garden in the woods—The property of Mr. William J. Borland, Mt. Kisco, NY, involving an unusual approach ..."

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