spatulate

Definitions

1. 1

   Shaped like a spatula

   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?[…]”
   • For a moment he was sunk in thought, coiling (so it seemed) and uncoiling his long spatulate fingers.
2. 2

   Of a leaf

   Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.

3. 3

   To treat or mix with a spatula.

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   1. 4

      To incise the end of (a pliable cylindrical structure) such that the cut end can be…

      To incise the end of (a pliable cylindrical structure) such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened.

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