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Thursday word: cordiform
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prettygoodword.livejournal.comcordiform (KAWR-duh-form) - adj., heart-shaped.
And not, as you might think, rope-shaped, nor even in the shape of a backbone -- cor being Latin for heart, which has the stem form of cordi-. Where by heart, we mean the stylized ♥ shape, rather than an actual anatomic heart. Things described as cordiform include leaves, seeds, and parts of the anatomy -- so generally a technical term, though I'd think it's be useful for other things, such as beeds or dingbats (such as our friend ♥ above) or even the irises of cartoon characters in love.
As soon as Pepe Le Pew saw the cat, his cordiform eyes popped out and he began hyperventilating.
---L.
And not, as you might think, rope-shaped, nor even in the shape of a backbone -- cor being Latin for heart, which has the stem form of cordi-. Where by heart, we mean the stylized ♥ shape, rather than an actual anatomic heart. Things described as cordiform include leaves, seeds, and parts of the anatomy -- so generally a technical term, though I'd think it's be useful for other things, such as beeds or dingbats (such as our friend ♥ above) or even the irises of cartoon characters in love.
As soon as Pepe Le Pew saw the cat, his cordiform eyes popped out and he began hyperventilating.
---L.
