pear-shaped

[pair-sheypt]

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adjective

having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom: a pear-shaped vase.
(of a vocal tone) clear, resonant, and without harshness; full-bodied.

Origin of pear-shaped

First recorded in 1750–60

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Related Words for pear-shaped

elliptical, oblong, ovate, ovoid, pear-shaped

Examples from the Web for pear-shaped

Historical Examples of pear-shaped

This he moulded into a loop, and mounted inside a pear-shaped bulb of glass.
Heroes of the Telegraph
J. Munro
Dangling from each one was a small, pear-shaped globule of metal.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
Various
Her chin was pear-shaped, and revealed decision of character.
The Kentucky Ranger
Edward T. Curnick
The world then, said Columbus, could not be a perfect round, but pear-shaped.
A Book of Discovery
Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge
The pear-shaped man didn't have arms either, Dewforth noticed.
In the Control Tower
Will Mohler