cul|trate

cul|trate
cul|trate «KUHL trayt», adjective.
sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf or the beak of a bird.
[< Latin cultrātus < culter knife]

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  • trate — ad·min·is·trate; an·gus·ti·ros·trate; ar·bi·trate; cal·ci·trate; con·trate; cul·trate; di·op·trate; fe·nes·trate; im·pe·trate; lus·trate; mag·is·trate; mag·is·trate·ship; mi·trate; or·ches·trate; pen·e·trate; per·lus·trate; per·pe·trate;… …   English syllables

  • cul — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ag·ri·cul·tur·al; ag·ri·cul·ture; ag·ri·cul·tur·ist; an·a·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·al; api·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·ist;… …   English syllables

  • cultrate — cul·trate …   English syllables

  • cultrate — cul•trate [[t]ˈkʌl treɪt[/t]] also cul′trat•ed adj. sharp edged and pointed, as a leaf • Etymology: 1855–60; < L cultrātus knife shaped =cultr , s. of culter knife + ātus ate I …   From formal English to slang

  • cultriform — culˈtrate, cultrāˈted or culˈtriform adjective Knife shaped • • • Main Entry: ↑culter …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cultrate — Cul trate (k?l tr?t), Cultrated Cul tra*ted ( tr? t?d), a. [L. cultratus knife shaped, fromculter, cultri, knife.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Sharp edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cultrated — Cultrate Cul trate (k?l tr?t), Cultrated Cul tra*ted ( tr? t?d), a. [L. cultratus knife shaped, fromculter, cultri, knife.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Sharp edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Subcultrate — Sub*cul trate, Subcultrated Sub*cul tra*ted, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a form resembling that of a colter, or straight on one side and curved on the other. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Subcultrated — Subcultrate Sub*cul trate, Subcultrated Sub*cul tra*ted, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a form resembling that of a colter, or straight on one side and curved on the other. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • culter — /kulˈtər/ noun an obsolete form of ↑coulter ORIGIN: L, knife • • • culˈtrate, cultrāˈted or culˈtriform adjective Knife shaped * * * culter obs. and dial. form of coulter …   Useful english dictionary

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