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Meanings of wedge-shaped in English

Shaped like a wedge.

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(Of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base.

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Twice the English beat the enemy in the triangle between the rivers.
The Long White Cloud: "Ao Tea Roa"
2
Ryan let the question hang in the triangle of space between us.
Cross Bones
3
What was the true function of their triangle in this bizarre case?
My Name is Legion
4
The angle opposite the base of a triangle is called the vertex.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught / Comprising instructions in the ...
5
The tip of the triangle in the paper was not the bull's-eye.
Sergeant York And His People
1
Last time he read the Evidence Code, it was written in cuneiform.
Gods go begging
2
The original Sumerian seals had been carved with rudimentary figures and cuneiform.
Inferno
3
Eight phalanges, three metatarsals, a fragment of calcaneus, and one partial cuneiform.
Swamp Bones
4
The skirt of the dress is covered with an inscription in cuneiform characters.
A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
5
It is written in the cuneiform characters, in three languages-Median ,Persian ,andAssyrian.
The Revelation Explained / An Exposition, Text by Text, of the A...
1
The fourth conjunction in this trigon took place in 1663, in Sagittarius, again opposite to the ascendant of London.
The Mysteries of All Nations / Rise and Progress of Superstition...
2
According to this writer, great conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn occur "in the fiery trigon," about once in 800 years.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I
3
The amendment at a stroke almost doubled the bill to 19 billion zlotys over three years, according to calculations by Trigon brokerage.
Reuters
1
At their head a great earthmover, fronted by a cuneal plough that would push the matter of the barricade apart.
Iron Council
Usage of wedge-shaped in English
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A prism is wedge-shaped and bends rays of light towards its base.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
2
A wedge-shaped piece of metal, stone or wood, as shown in Fig.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
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Cant flung out a wedge-shaped foot and jammed it into the rug.
Watcher of the Dead
4
Slowly and conscientiously he ate all of the wedge-shaped strips of fish.
The old man and the sea
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Its leaves are wedge-shaped and its flowers are large, whitish and fleshy.
Little Journey to Puerto Rico / For Intermediate and Upper Grade...
6
Cut into wedge-shaped portions and serve with cream, custard or fruit sauce.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
7
Its naked, wedge-shaped blade was as keen as that of a razor.
A Fascinating Traitor: An Anglo-Indian Story
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Pointing, the wedge-shaped man told the handball players, This is my son!
The new yorker
9
It was purple, with high-set black shoulders and a wicked wedge-shaped head.
Rite of Passage
10
Dice the apples and cut the pineapple in narrow wedge-shaped pieces.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 4: Salads and Sandw...
11
Behind him, a hastily positioned cart created a wedge-shaped opening into the enclosure.
Bones Never Lie
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They are broader, wedge-shaped jets of light and easier to see.
BBC
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This action made an almost perpendicular wedge-shaped aperture just back of the spade.
The Home Acre
14
The brick is larger than those usually made, and one side is wedge-shaped.
Glances at Europe / In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, F...
15
Wira walked beside her with hands clasped behind his wedge-shaped back.
Provenance
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Make two cuts forming a cross, dividing the dough into four wedge-shaped pieces.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
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Wedge-shaped through the time