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Spatulate

//ˈspa.tjʊ.lət// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.

    "“I nearly fell into the error of supposing that you were typewriting. Of course, it is obvious that it is music. You observe the spatulate finger-ends, Watson, which is common to both professions?[…]”"

  2. 2
    Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To treat or mix with a spatula.
  2. 2
    To incise the end of (a pliable cylindrical structure) such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened.

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