Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Furnished with a cusp; cusp-shaped.
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- adjective Having a
cusp ; pointed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having cusps or points
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Examples
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The combination of evenly distributed occlusal enamel and relatively short dentine horns in G. blacki results in a flat and low-cusped occlusal surface suitable to grinding tough or fibrous food objects.
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At the baithak of the Khas Mahal, the sitting room with its cusped arches, a shaft of moonlight came to strike the floor and lend radiance to the ceiling of white marble inlaid with precious stones that were blue, green, and red in the day, now a dark indigo—like a painting captured in black and white.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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A breeze stirred through the cusped arches that linked the pillars, and her clothes swirled around her.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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It was a small building, perhaps thirty feet long on each side, with a flat roof and sets of three cusped arches per side.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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At the baithak of the Khas Mahal, the sitting room with its cusped arches, a shaft of moonlight came to strike the floor and lend radiance to the ceiling of white marble inlaid with precious stones that were blue, green, and red in the day, now a dark indigo—like a painting captured in black and white.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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A breeze stirred through the cusped arches that linked the pillars, and her clothes swirled around her.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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When Michael and Yuki opened their eyes, the magical girl found herself on top of the shopkeeper, his hands cusped under her chest.
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It was a small building, perhaps thirty feet long on each side, with a flat roof and sets of three cusped arches per side.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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It was a small building, perhaps thirty feet long on each side, with a flat roof and sets of three cusped arches per side.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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A breeze stirred through the cusped arches that linked the pillars, and her clothes swirled around her.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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