curve
noun
a continuously bending line, without angles.
well-curved
-
a word derived from
curve.
Example Sentences
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The hands had the sophisticated wrists of a recent relative but the well-curved fingers of an old species.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 20, 2016
One would suppose, from the picture, that when an observer is at a great height the earth would appear to rise under him, like some great round and well-curved shield whose convexity was towards him.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
His face was quite bronzed, and his fine mouth was admirably set off by well-curved brown moustaches.
From The Doctor's Daughter by [pseud.] Vera
Instead of this, the aeronaut finds the earth presenting the appearance of a great hollow basin, or of the concave side of a well-curved shield.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
In the plate of the Flora it is a very perfect transitional form between violet and pansy, with beautifully firm and well-curved leaves, but the colour of blossom very pale.
From Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers by John Ruskin
