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▪ I. arcuate, a.|ˈɑːkjuːət|
[ad. L. arcuāt-us pa. pple. of arcuā-re to curve like a bow, f. arcus bow.]
Curved like a bow, arc-shaped, arched. (Chiefly in scientific use.)
1626Bacon Sylva §224 Sounds that move in Oblique and Arcuate Lines. 1766Pennant Zool. (1768) I. 181 The bill is short, weak and a little arcuate. 1875Blake Zool. 30 Horns have a tendency to become arcuate in the Goat.
▪ II. arcuate, v. rare—0.|ˈɑːkjuːeɪt|
[f. prec.: see -ate3.]
To curve like a bow.
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