Bullate

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of metal, bullet-iron. obsolete, rare

    "They [the Tartar] […] preferre brasse and steele before other mettals specially bullate, which they use for swords, knives, and other necessaries."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a bulla or blister; inflated; blistered; bulliform.
  2. 2
    Of bacterial cultures, having a growth which is blistered; rising in convex prominences.
  3. 3
    Having arched leaf tissue between each lateral vein, so that the veins appear depressed in the leaf surface.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered wordnet

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"They [the Tartar] […] preferre brasse and steele before other mettals specially bullate, which they use for swords, knives, and other necessaries."

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin bullātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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