cultrate

cultrate
/kul"trayt/, adj.
sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf.
Also, cultrated.
[1855-60; < L cultratus knife-shaped, equiv. to cultr- (s. of culter) knife + -atus -ATE1]

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  • cultrate — cul•trate [[t]ˈkʌl treɪt[/t]] also cul′trat•ed adj. sharp edged and pointed, as a leaf • Etymology: 1855–60; < L cultrātus knife shaped =cultr , s. of culter knife + ātus ate I …   From formal English to slang

  • cultrate — /ˈkʌltreɪt/ (say kultrayt) adjective sharp edged and pointed, as a leaf. Also, cultrated. {Latin cultrātus, from culter knife} …  

  • cultrate —   a. shaped like a knife blade; sharp edged …   Dictionary of difficult words

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  • Cultrated — Cultrate Cul trate (k?l tr?t), Cultrated Cul tra*ted ( tr? t?d), a. [L. cultratus knife shaped, fromculter, cultri, knife.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Sharp edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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