† aiguillesqueadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Shaped like an aiguille.
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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > slender and
spear-like1567
styliform1578
styliformed1578
lance-like1579
arrowy1637
needle-like1672
needly1694
spiculated1745
lanceolated1752
subulated1752
subulate1757
lanceolate1760
toothpick1761
spear-shaped1763
lance-shaped1776
hastate1777
needle-formed1784
needled1786
needle-shaped1786
subuliform1804
aciform?a1808
needle-form1807
spicular1813
hastiformc1820
speary1821
splintery1836
aiguillesque1856
fleam-shaped1856
toothpick-shaped1905
1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 230 He gives more of the curved aiguillesque fracture to these upper crests.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.1856