utriculateadj.
/juːˈtrɪkjʊlət/ rare.
(See quots.)
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling > swollen
bollen?c1225
bolghena1250
swollenc1325
rank?a1400
forbolned1413
puff1472
voustyc1480
knule?a1513
puffed1536
boldenc1540
tumorous1547
bladder-like1549
hoven1558
forswollen1565
uppuffed1573
bolled1578
engrossed1578
heaved1578
puffy1598
swelleda1616
bloughty1620
inflate1620
tympanous1625
tumid1626
tumoured1635
tumefied1651
bloated1664
pluff1673
inflated1744
balloon-like?1784
bladdery1785
ballooned1820
bepuffeda1849
utriculate1860
pobby1888
1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. 1318/1 Utriculatus, Bot. having the form of a small leathern bottle..: utriculate.
1864 Dana in Webster's Dict. 1457/2 Utriculate, a., swollen like a bladder; inflated; utricular.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1860