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Definition of Ovally
1. adv. In an oval form.
Definition of Ovally
1. Adverb. In an oval shape. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ovally
1. in the shape of an oval [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovally
Literary usage of Ovally
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1856)
"Eyes, eight in number, placed curvilinearly triangular, or ovally truncated.
They spin no webs; capture their prey by leaping. Lycosa Tarantula, pi. 26, f. ..."
2. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1864)
"Thorax moderate, ovally rounded in front with the margin scarcely reflexed and
pellucid, minutely and indistinctly punctured, with the interstice» ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1860)
"Fruit ovally elongated, towards the bottom a little narrowed, ... Seeds numerous,
lying in rows across, oval or ovally elongated, compressed, unequal, ..."
4. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1872)
"When I saw her the conjunctiva was injected with blood ; the cornea had lost its
polish ; the iris was ovally dilated ; and, on closing the sound eye, ..."
5. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1872)
"When I saw her the conjunctiva was injected with blood; the cornea had lost its
polish; the iris was ovally dilated ; and, on •closing the sound eye, ..."
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