cyathiform
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin cyathus (“cup”) + -form, from Ancient Greek κύαθος (kúathos). Compare French cyathiforme.
Adjective
editcyathiform (comparative more cyathiform, superlative most cyathiform)
- In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
- c. 1933-1934, Hugh MacDiarmid, On a Raised Beach
- Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, / Making mere faculae of the sun and moon […]
- c. 1933-1934, Hugh MacDiarmid, On a Raised Beach