Hypertext Webster Gateway: "curved"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Curve \Curve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curved} (k?rvd); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Curving}.] [L. curvare., fr. curvus. See {Curve}, a.,
{Curb}.]
To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to
cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball
in pitching it.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

curved
adj : not straight; having or marked by a curve or smoothly
rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his
curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
[syn: {curving}] [ant: {straight}]


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