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hamiform.

Curved at the extremity.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈheɪmɪfɔːm/Received-Pronunciation, UK
  1. Curved at the extremity.

  2. Shaped like a hook.

Where this word comes from

First attested in glossaries in 1842 and first used in 1870; either directly from the Latin hāmiformis (1651, 1806) or formed from the suffixation of its etymon, hāmus (“hook”), with the English -form.

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