LYRATED

Adjective

lyrated (comparative more lyrated, superlative most lyrated)

Alternative form of lyrate

Source: Wiktionary


Ly"rate, Ly"ra*ted, a. Etym: [NL. lyratus. See Lyre.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: Lyre-shaped, or spatulate and oblong, with small lobes toward the base; as, a lyrate leaf.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Shaped like a lyre, as the tail of the blackcock, or that of the lyre bird.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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