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Ovid’s godly characters are whittled down to basic geometric forms like ovoid shapes and cones that together recount the tale in some of the world’s most phonetically complex languages, such as Abkhaz from Abkhazia, Chatino from inland Oaxaca, and Silbo Gomero from La Gomera in the Canary Islands.—Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024 Accent sleek lines and curved pieces with wood trim, stone surfaces, and metal frames paired with ovoid forms.—Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024 In the run-up to a seed-squirting event, the ovoid fruits moved from dangling nearly straight down to a roughly 45-degree angle with the stem.—Carolyn Wilke, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Accent sleek lines and curved pieces with wood trim, stone surfaces, and metal frames paired with ovoid forms.—Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ovoid
Word History
Etymology
French ovoïde, from Latin ovum egg — more at egg entry 1
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