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teacuplike en · ADJ

Etymology

From teacup + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling a teacup.
   • The little teacuplike cavity in the end of the hair fits over the papilla, whereby nourishment from the blood readily reaches the hair (Fig. 117). 1908, Alvin Davison, The human body and health: volume 3:
   • Perhaps it’s the oversize teacuplike chairs at the cozy bar, or the lights twinkling off the 18-karat gold-leaf ceiling vault and gold floor tiles, or the glimpse of the golden skulls lining the walls in the back room of the lounge. 2009 July 26, Leanne Shear, “Get Your Fix of Gold and Dancing”, in New York Times:

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