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BLADED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Composed of thin flat plates resembling a knife blade
Example:
bladed arsenopyrite
Classified under:
Similar:
thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)
Domain category:
crystallography (the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Bearing or characterized by a blade or sword; often used in combination
Example:
he fought on, broken-bladed but unbowed
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
blade (a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having a blade or blades; often used in combination
Example:
narrow-bladed grass
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Pertainym:
blade (especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole)
