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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cane-like en · ADJ

Etymology

From cane + -like

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of canelike.
    alt of canelike
    • The coaches were filthy outside and did not appear to have been painted or washed for years. Inside there were uncomfortable seats covered with a cane-like material. 1953 July, Allen Rowley, “First Impressions of American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 492:

Forms

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most cane-like Degree=Sup lexicographic
more cane-like Degree=Cmp lexicographic