ovate

UK /ˈəʊ.veɪt/ US /ˈoʊ.veɪt/
noun 4adj 2verb 2

Definitions

adj

1

Shaped like an egg.

The Geese, Anserinæ, have the body ovate, the head small, the bill stout and somewhat conical; the legs rather long; the wings of great length and breadth.

2

With the broadest extremity near the base.

noun

1

An egg-shaped hand axe.

Slightly derived handaxes from the Mildenhall glaciofluvial sands, generally in fresh condition and dominated by ovates and cordates.

noun

1

An Irish bard.

2

A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.

3

A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.

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