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half-round
[ haf-round, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˈraʊnd, ˈhɑf- /
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adjective
semicircular in cross section, as a molding or piece of type.
noun
anything that is semicircular in cross section.
Printing. a curved stereotype plate.
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Origin of half-round
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby half-round
half-remembered, half rest, half-rhyme, half-right, half-rod, half-round, half-round chisel, half-round file, half-ruined, half-seas over, half-second
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