caliciformadj.
/ˈkalɪsɪfɔːm/ a. In the form of a cup; cup-shaped.
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urceolated1752
urceolate1760
cotyloid1761
acetabular1804
poculiform1809
ampullary1836
vasiform1846
caliciform1849
ampullar1856
ampullated1856
calicinated1863
ampullate1877
vasculiform1887
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1122/1 A caliciform papilla.
b. Archaeology. Resembling a calyx.
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round-bellied1611
flaring1627
urceolate1760
butt-shaped1855
Ali Baba1877
caliciform1902
Megarian1905
situliform1937
situlate1945
1902 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 17 390 The different class of beaker..is often called the ‘Bell-beaker’, from its caliciform or bell-shaped form.
1933 W. F. Albright in Ann. Amer. Sch. Oriental Res. 1931–2 XIII. 66 The caliciform vessels have a rudimentary stem.
1949 W. F. Albright Archaeol. Palestine v. 80 This ceramic culture came down from Syria, where is it known as ‘caliciform’ because of the tendency of potters to prefer the calyx form of vases to any other.
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