cusped

[ kuhspt ]

/ kʌspt /

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adjective

having a cusp or cusps; cusplike.

Also cus·pate

[kuhs-pit, -peyt], /ˈkʌs pɪt, -peɪt/, cus·pat·ed.

Origin of cusped

First recorded in 1815–25; cusp + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM cusped

un·cusped, adjective

Words nearby cusped

cusk-eel, CUSO, cusp, cuspal, cuspate, cusped, cusp height, cuspid, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidation

Example sentences from the Web for cusped

The tympana of the choir triforium arches are filled with plate tracery, quatrefoil and cusped.
Cathedral Cities of France|Herbert Marshall
The tracery of the windows is interesting, as it shows early examples of cusped forms.
Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester (1901)|Hubert C. Corlette
The ajimez windows, the cusped arches, and the decorations of this doorway are fine examples of Almohade art.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan
The groining with cusped panels and numerous bosses has escaped restoration.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Churches of Coventry|Frederic W. Woodhouse

The cusped arch, too, was it actually not intended to imitate vegetation?
Health and Education|Charles Kingsley