Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Shaped like a pear.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pear-shaped; having the general shape of a pear; obconic; differing from egg-shaped or oviform in having a slight constriction running around it, or, in section, a reverse or concave curve between the convex curves of the two ends: as, a pyriform vase. See cut of egg under plover.
- noun In anatomy, the pyriformis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the form of a pear; pear-shaped.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Congenital hydrocele is of a cylindrical shape; and this is mentioned as distinguishing it from isolated hydrocele of the tunica vaginalis, which is pyriform; but this mark will fail when the cord is at the same time distended, as it may be, in the latter form of the complaint.
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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In some it is rounded, in others pyriform, in others peaked towards its summit.
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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Bulb pyriform, measuring four inches and a half in depth, and two inches in diameter at the broadest part; neck small; skin copper-red.
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Pertaining to the external organs of generation. pyriform
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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This is an Eng.ish hybrid, said to have been originated by a Mr. James, an extensive market-gardener in Surrey, Eng. The bulb is pyriform, or pear-shaped; and measures four inches and upwards in depth, and two inches or more at its broadest diameter.
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Bulb pyriform, cylindrical at the crown, which, like that of the Red
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This temperament is distinguished by a relatively large head and small body, pyriform face, high, wide forehead, and usually sharp features.
How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony William Windsor
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The singular "pyriform appendage" of the heart lies in the left process of the ligament, its anterior edge nearly following the arcuated contour of that process.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology Various
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A large English variety, somewhat irregular in form, but usually more or less compressed, and sometimes pyriform; the upper portion of the root being produced four or five inches above ground.
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A small, red, pyriform or pear-shaped sort, measuring from an inch and a quarter to an inch and a half in length, and nearly an inch in its broadest diameter.
biocon commented on the word pyriform
See piriform.
December 4, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word pyriform
"Pear-shaped; having the general shape of a pear; obconic; differing from egg-shaped or oviform in having a slight constriction running around it, or, in section, a reverse or concave curve between the convex curves of the two ends: as, a pyriform vase. See cut of egg under plover."
Oh, Century, I love you so.
July 23, 2015
slumry commented on the word pyriform
wonderful...I just wish we could see the cut of the egg under plover
July 24, 2015
Logophile77 commented on the word pyriform
https://youtu.be/JxHM5fepeNw#t=03m00s
"Anthony the Pear"
Does this mean that you like pears?
Or you're just pear-shaped?
Should be:
"Anthony the Pear"
Does this mean that you like pears?
Or you're pyriform?
I have said my piece.
December 19, 2017