nipple-likeadj.
/ˈnɪpllʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈnɪpə(l)ˌlaɪk/ Resembling a nipple.
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1806 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 96 195 There is frequently a nipple-like projection, which rises up and forms tumours of very different sizes.
1846 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Oct. 310/1 They soon produce small nipple-like incrustations upon the twigs.
1932 Confessions Dr. Archer 26 Each inward stroke gently caressed the nipple-like clitoris in passing.
1964 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) vi. 65 Since the anterior capsule is thicker behind the iris than in the pupillary area..there is a nipple-like bulging of the lens through the pupil.
1992 J. Osborne Cardinal i. 82 It [sc. the uropygial gland] is a yellowish white lump with a nipplelike orifice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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