CUNEIFORMS
Noun
cuneiforms
plural of cuneiform
Source: Wiktionary
CUNEIFORM
Cu*ne"i*form (k-n"-frm), Cu"ni*form (k"n-frm), a. Etym: [L. cuneus a
wedge + -form: cf. F. cunei-forme. See Coin.]
1. Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; -- especially applied to the
wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and
Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded.
2. Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped characters,
or the inscriptions in them. "A cuneiform scholar." Rawlinson.
Cu*ne"i*form, Cu"ni*form, n.
1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian
inscriptions. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
2. (Anat.)
(a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first, second third
metatarsals. They are usually designated as external, middle, and
internal, or ectocuniform, mesocuniform, and entocuniform,
respectively.
(b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating wich the ulna; --
called also pyramidal and ulnare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition