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recurvate

[ ri-kur-vit, -veyt ]

adjective

  1. bent back or backward; recurved. recurved.


recurvate

/ rɪˈkɜːvɪt; -veɪt /

adjective

  1. rare.
    bent back
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of recurvate1

1590–1600; < Latin recurvātus (past participle of recurvāre ) to bend backwards, equivalent to re- re- + curv ( us ) curve + -ātus -ate 1
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Example Sentences

The blade is recurvate—constricted in the hafting area above the auricles.

The shoulders are inversely tapered with narrow barbs that may be expanded, especially on examples with recurvate blade edges.

One example of the cotypes has one straight and one recurvate blade edge.

The blade is usually recurvate, but may be excurvate with an acute distal end.

The blade is usually excurvate but may be slightly recurvate; the distal end is usually acute but may be broad.

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