cone

cone
n. & v.
—n.
1 a solid figure with a circular (or other curved) plane base, tapering to a point.
2 a thing of a similar shape, solid or hollow, e.g. as used to mark off areas of roads.
3 the dry fruit of a conifer.
4 an ice-cream cornet.
5 any of the minute cone-shaped structures in the retina.
6 a conical mountain esp. of volcanic origin.
7 (in full cone-shell) any marine gastropod mollusc of the family Conidae.
8 Pottery a ceramic pyramid, melting at a known temperature, used to indicate the temperature of a kiln.
—v.tr.
1 shape like a cone.
2 (foll. by off) Brit. mark off (a road etc.) with cones.
Etymology: F cocircne f. L conus f. Gk konos

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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