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Definition of Oviform
1. Adjective. Rounded like an egg.
Similar to: Rounded
Derivative terms: Ellipse, Ellipticity, Ellipse, Oval, Ovoid
Definition of Oviform
1. a. Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an oviform leaf.
Definition of Oviform
1. Adjective. egg-shaped, having the shape of an egg. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oviform
1. shaped like an egg [adj]
Medical Definition of Oviform
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oviform
Literary usage of Oviform
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary: English and Burmese by Adoniram Judson (1849)
"... oviform, a- g Oviparous, a. Own 2, vt to be the owner of, ^ knowledge; admit
to be true, confess, Owe, vt to be indebted, obliged for, ..."
2. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1903)
"Vincennes ecuelle, cover and stand Another Set of three oviform vases, by Castel,
1757, 7l and 9 in. high oviform vase and cover, with turquoise ground, ..."
3. The Wedgwood Handbook: A Manual for Collectors : Treating of the Marks by Eliza Meteyard (1875)
"A pair of oviform ewers, with women and children, and sheep, &c. ... A pair of
oviform vases, with upright handles and figures, with cupids and sheep 15 15 ..."
4. Memorials of Christie's: A Record of Art Sales from 1766 to 1896 by William Roberts (1897)
"... a pair of oviform vases, gros-bleu, painted with hunting subjects and flowers
in medallions, by Le Quay, 10^ inches high, 770 guineas; an oviform vase ..."
5. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1844)
"It is in this space, or between the outer tunic and the central granular matter,
that the peculiar and curious transparent oviform bodies are placed, ..."
6. William Adams, an Old English Potter: With Some Account of His Family and by William Turner (1904)
"oviform Vase similar to No. 64. Subject relief of Venus and Cupid at an urn ;
same model ... oviform Vase. Subject reliefs of Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, ..."
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