ˈspiculated, a.
[f. as prec. + -ed1.]
† 1. Containing spiculæ. Obs.—1
| 1738 D. Bayne Gout 105 Acrimony arises from the different modifications of spiculated salts. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View Nat. I. 308 Blood and oil are globular; corrosive sublimate spiculated; and antimony is in small filaments, like needles. |
2. Having the form of a spicula; slender and sharp-pointed.
| 1744 Phil. Trans. XLIII. 186 From its upper End arise five spiculated Aristæ. 1768 Elaboratory 218 The spiculated or needle-like form of the saline concretions. |
3. Furnished with sharp points or spikelets.
| 1762 tr. Büsching's Syst. Geog. I. 236 Some whales have Spicula in their jaws... Of the spiculated kind with a flat back, the chief is the real Greenland Whale. 1777 Mason Eng. Garden ii. 16 Extend a rail of elm, securely arm'd With spiculated paling. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 803 The spiculated edges of the cavity protruded into the pelvis. |