lyrated, a. Nat. Hist.
(ˈlaɪəreɪtɪd)
[Formed as lyrate + -ed1.]
= lyrate.
| 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Leaf, Lyrated Leaf, folium lyratum. 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 68/2 Sometimes they [sc. the horns of the antelope] are what is commonly called lyrated, or bend first backwards and then point forwards. 1871 Darwin Desc. Man II. xvii. 254 The elegant lyrated horns of certain antelopes. |