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mamelon|ˈmæmələn| Also mammillon, mammelon. [a. F. mamelon nipple, f. mamelle: see prec.] 1. A rounded eminence or hummock.
1830Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 206 This mammillon has been largely quarried for lime. 1848D. Borrer Campaign agst. Kabailes Algeria, Upon the summit of two mammelons..two French outposts were placed. 1893E. H. Barker Wand. South. Waters 289 An isolated hill or mamelon in the valley of the Lot. 2. A small hemispherical tubercle.
1872Nicholson Palæont. 105 Ordinarily the tubercle consists of a rounded ball or hemisphere (the ‘mamelon’). Hence mamelonated |ˈmæmələneɪtɪd| a., covered with rounded protuberances.
1857Bullock Cazeaux' Midwif. 47 Like the latter, its two surfaces are flattened, and it is besides slightly lobular and mamelonated. 1872Cohen Dis. Throat 243 This gives the part a rough mamelonated appearance. |