lyre-shaped

1 8.8

Curved outward at the ends and narrow in the middle like a small harp

adjective
/ˈlaɪər-ʃeɪpt/

: en forma de lira

He plays the Bach piece well, every so often glancing to a lyre-shaped music stand.

Examples

The antique table features elegant lyre-shaped legs that add a classic touch to the room.
She admired the lyre-shaped pendant that hung beautifully from her necklace.
The artist sculpted a lyre-shaped vase, carefully curving its sides to enhance its beauty.

Synonyms

lyrate

vslyre-shaped

Specialized

9.9

A leaf shaped like a small harp with a large rounded end and smaller lobes near the base

is the general curved form, not limited to leaves or specific lobed shape

How Curved

hooked

7 3.3

lyre-shaped

1 8.8

arched

13 3.2

curved

50 1.0

straight

386 1.0

Surface Forms

lyre-shaped positive

Morphology

lyre-shaped = shape (transparent) = lyre + shape + ed

The participial form 'shaped' is a regular and transparent suffixation from 'shape', and the full phrase is then modified by 'lyre' in a straightforward comparative compound.

Etymology

Lyre-shaped comes from lyre, a 'small harp' with two arms that curve outward. So something lyre-shaped is 'like a lyre', wide at the top, narrow in the middle, and curved at the ends.