Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the form of a cone; conical: as, a coniform mountain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Cone-shaped; conical.
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- adjective Having the form of a
cone
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Examples
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There, a lesser, coniform elevation of the continuous chain, is mantled in living green; while perhaps by its side, another pains the eye with the well defined lineaments of desolation.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841
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Their buildings are coniform, and constructed of earth and timber, very similar to those of the Kansas tribe, described in a previous chapter.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841
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The hills, adjacent to the river and near the trail, are coniform and not unfrequently naked piles of dry sand, while the hollows and depressions among them afford a humid soil, coated with rank vegetation.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841
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Some, however are almost entirely roofed in by an arched covering, presenting a coniform appearance.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841
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Their houses are built Pawnee fashion, being coniform and covered with a thick coat of dirt, presenting a hole at the apex to emit the smoke, and another at the side to serve the double purpose of a door and window.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841
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