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almond-shaped

[ ah-muhnd-sheypt, am-uhnd-; spelling pronunciation al-muhnd-sheypt ]

adjective

  1. having an oval shape usually pointed at one or both ends.


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Example Sentences

His almond-shaped eyes would squeeze shut; he shook his head as if to clear his thoughts.

When Ben Steele saw those almond-shaped eyes, his heart instantly filled with hate.

The fingers were long and tapered to almond-shaped nails, and for all its slimness and delicacy it was yet a strong hand.

In one of those discovered in the Clyde deposits, at a depth of 25 feet from the surface, a stone almond-shaped celt was found.

From under the boom protruded a brown hand with almond-shaped nails; unmistakably the hand of an Indian.

Her dark eyes, blackened into almond-shaped slits, vie with her decorated hair in foreign effect.

Their hair is by far their finest possession, which, with their large almond-shaped eyes, is invariably of a black color.

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