ovalescentadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈlɛsnt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvəˈlɛs(ə)nt/ rare.
Approximately oval.
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1890 Cent. Dict. 4192/2 Ovalescent, somewhat oval; tending to an oval form.
1988 D. Shanahan Legal Tender 11 Only the Arab ladies tread the pavement.., watching us with ovalescent eyes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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