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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
contour . - adjective Smoothly
shaped
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Examples
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The map in particular which had been issued to me was drawn upon a scale so large that even comparatively insignificant distances could be closely measured upon it, and it was so full of detail that apparently every building, however unimportant, was marked upon it; also it was "contoured" -- that is to say, it was covered all over with wavy lines, each of which represented a definite height above sea-level.
Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War Harry Collingwood 1886
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Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal The FeatherLight 200 from Lands' End for girls also offers contoured shoulder straps in addition to a sternum strap to keep the pack from shifting.
How Heavy Can a Backpack Get? Willa Plank 2011
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I complemented their inspiration with strong brows, matte skin and contoured cheekbones.
Napoleon Perdis: Runway to Reality Part II: New York Fashion Week Makeup Looks Napoleon Perdis 2011
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Ms. Miller asked as she began to turn our face various shades of contoured green.
Making Up Favorite Faces for Halloween Marshall Heyman 2011
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I complemented their inspiration with strong brows, matte skin and contoured cheekbones.
Napoleon Perdis: Runway to Reality Part II: New York Fashion Week Makeup Looks Napoleon Perdis 2011
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A bedroom and office perch above in a dramatically contoured, sparsely decorated loft.
Carpet Rug Landscape 2009
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The low-key method may seem as stripped down as its subjects, but it's also as keenly contoured.
Histories and Mysteries Steve Dollar 2012
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Jansport JanSport's Air Cure backpack has contoured shoulder straps for improved fit.
How Heavy Can a Backpack Get? Willa Plank 2011
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The exterior panel covering the generator is stamped sheet-steel and not contoured to the body, so it's just ugly.
Roughing It in a Not-So-Luxurious Luxury RV Dan Neil 2011
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I complemented their inspiration with strong brows, matte skin and contoured cheekbones.
Napoleon Perdis: Runway to Reality Part II: New York Fashion Week Makeup Looks Napoleon Perdis 2011
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