Spatula definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SPAT'ULA, SPAT'TLE, n ... soft substances Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Late Latin, spoon, spatula — more at epaulet Date: 1525 a flat thin implement used ... of spathula, dimin. of spatha SPATHE Webster's 1913 Dictionary Spatula Spat"u*la (?; 135), n. [L. spatula, spathula, dim. of spatha a spatula: F. spatule. See Spade for digging.] An implement shaped like ... Palette knife, under Palette. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (spatulas) A spatula is an object like a knife with a wide, ...
Lepidosteus spatula definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Alligator Al"li*ga`tor ... gar (Zo["o]l.), one of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The ...
Spatula clypeata definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Shoveler Shov"el*er ... that which, shovels. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of Europe and America. It has a large ...
... In botany, a spatulate leaf is one shaped like a spatula or battledore, being roundish with a long, narrow, linear base ... a broad rounded apex and a narrow base [syn: spatulate, spatula-shaped] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: circa 1760 shaped like a spatula < a spatulate leaf > < spatulate spines of a caterpillar > < a spatulate tool > — see leaf illustration Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 spatula-shaped. 2 (esp. of a leaf) having a broad rounded end. Etymology: SPATULA Webster's 1913 Dictionary Spatulate Spat"u*late, a. [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.) Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, ...
... piece' as a slice of plaster. 3. A peel; a spatula; an instrument consisting of a broad plate with a handle ... thin flat piece cut off of some object 6: a spatula for spreading paint or ink v 1: make a clean ... wedge-shaped piece (as of pie or cake) 2. a spatula for spreading paint or ink 3. a serving knife with ... broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink. (d) A plate ... slicer, slit, sliver, small share, smithereen, snack, snatch, snip, snippet, spatula, splinter, split, split up, stake, stitch, stock, stump, sunder, table ...
... uniform. Etymology: F épaulette dimin. of épaule shoulder f. L spatula: see SPATULA Webster's 1913 Dictionary Epaulet Ep"au*let`, Epaulette Ep ... F. ['e]paulette, dim. of ['e]paule shoulder, fr. L. spatula a broad piece (LL., shoulder), dim. of spatha abroad, flat ... rib, shoulder blade. See Spade the instrument, and cf. Epaule, Spatula.] (Mil.) A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and ...
... See Spatulate.] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Late Latin spathula, spatula spatula Date: 1821 spatulate < spathulate petals of a flower > Webster's ... Spat"u*late, a. [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.) Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow ...
Spade definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SPADE, n. [L. spatula, from the root of pateo.] 1. An instrument for digging ... Icel. spa[eth]i, Dan. & Sw. spade, L. spatha a spatula, a broad two-edged sword, a spathe, Gr. spa`qh. Cf. Epaulet, Spade at cards, Spathe, Spatula.] 1. An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting ...
... of épaule shoulder, from Old French espalle, from Late Latin spatula shoulder blade, spoon, diminutive of Latin spatha spoon, sword — more ... F. ['e]paulette, dim. of ['e]paule shoulder, fr. L. spatula a broad piece (LL., shoulder), dim. of spatha abroad, flat ... rib, shoulder blade. See Spade the instrument, and cf. Epaule, Spatula.] (Mil.) A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and ...
... Icel. spa[eth]i, Dan. & Sw. spade, L. spatha a spatula, a broad two-edged sword, a spathe, Gr. spa`qh. Cf. Epaulet, Spade at cards, Spathe, Spatula.] 1. An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting ...
... Icel. spa[eth]i, Dan. & Sw. spade, L. spatha a spatula, a broad two-edged sword, a spathe, Gr. spa`qh. Cf. Epaulet, Spade at cards, Spathe, Spatula.] 1. An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting ...
... 1828 Dictionary THI'BLE, n. A slice; a skimmer; a spatula. [Not in use or local.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thible Thi"ble, n. A slice; a skimmer; a spatula; a pudding stick. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Ainsworth.
... Icel. spa[eth]i, Dan. & Sw. spade, L. spatha a spatula, a broad two-edged sword, a spathe, Gr. spa`qh. Cf. Epaulet, Spade at cards, Spathe, Spatula.] 1. An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting ...