wedge-likeadj.
/ˈwɛdʒlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈwɛdʒˌlaɪk/ Like or resembling a wedge.
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wedged1552
cuneal1578
wedge-like1594
coin-formed1600
cuneiform1677
feather-edged1703
cuneated1727
wedge-shaped1790
wedgy1799
cuneate1810
wedge-form1822
wedge-formed1822
1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 48 There are commonly sixe bones, which compasse the braine on eche side, besides that which is called the Wedge-like bone, which is vnder the pallat of the mouth.
1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 456 The Wedge-like-forme of the country.
1652 E. Benlowes Theophila x. xci. 190 But still thy knotty Brain with wedg-like Anguish cleave.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 239 Of these [teeth] there are six rows,..sharp-pointed, and of a wedge-like figure.
1840 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 3 125/1 They are farther secured by a wedgelike pin driven into their centres.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 598 Diminished by degrees into mere wedge-like streaks.
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