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/al"vee ay'tid/, adj.having the vaulted shape of a beehive.[1615-25; < L alveat(us) (equiv. to alve(us) concave vessel, trough (alv(us) belly + -eus n. suffix) + -atus -ATE1) + -ED2]
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alveated
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Alveated — Al ve*a ted, a. [L. alveatus hollowed out.] Formed or vaulted like a beehive. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alveated — /al vee ay tid/, adj. having the vaulted shape of a beehive. [1615 25; < L alveat(us) (equiv. to alve(us) concave vessel, trough (alv(us) belly + eus n. suffix) + atus ATE1) + ED2] … Useful english dictionary
