pear-shaped
having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom: a pear-shaped vase.
(of a vocal tone) clear, resonant, and without harshness; full-bodied.
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How to use pear-shaped in a sentence
The condensers were pear shaped in section, and built of mild steel plates.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentWhen she came back with her instrument, a small pear shaped guitar in appearance, she was more composed.
Six Women | Victoria CrossThe engraving is always on the convex side of the shell which has been reduced to a pear-shaped form.
The Swastika | Thomas WilsonTwo, however, of them had the forehead broader than the cheek-bones, so that the head was pear-shaped.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamHe was a spare man, and his bald head, garnished with a few spare locks at the back of it, was pear-shaped in conformation.
Parisians in the Country | Honore de Balzac
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