petal-like
- a word derived from petal.
Example Sentences
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Built in the form of an oval and clad in floor-to-ceiling concave windows that give the façade a petal-like outline, the structure frames striking views of Denver’s downtown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
Today, their line includes stools with petal-like edges that come to life via a succession of sketches, clay maquettes and small-scale prototypes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
Like the calla lily, to which it is related, the corpse flower consists of a baguette-shaped structure, the spadix, surrounded by a big petal-like skirt, known as the spathe.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
In several ensembles the models’ head disappeared in the voluminous, petal-like muslin ruffles.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2012
When I was little, Mom used to point out patterns in the subway stations, the petal-like clusters of white tiles, six around one black.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
