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/kul"trayt/, adj.sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf.Also, cultrated.[1855-60; < L cultratus knife-shaped, equiv. to cultr- (s. of culter) knife + -atus -ATE1]
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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
cultrate — [kul′trāt΄] adj. [L cultratus, knifelike < culter, a knife: see COLTER] sharp edged and pointed … English World dictionary
cultrate — with a knife edge … Dictionary of ichthyology
cultrate — adj. [L. cultratus, knife shaped] Shaped like a pruning knife; cultriform … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
cultrate — /ˈkʌltreɪt/ (say kultrayt) adjective sharp edged and pointed, as a leaf. Also, cultrated. {Latin cultrātus, from culter knife} …
cultrate — a. shaped like a knife blade; sharp edged … Dictionary of difficult words
cultrate — … Useful english dictionary
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
