cigar-shaped

cigar-shaped
cigar-shaped ci`gar"-shaped` (s[i^]*g[aum]r"-sh[=a]pt`), adj. cylindrical, tapering at each end; having the shape of a cigar.

Syn: fusiform, spindle-shaped. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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