conical

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Under the skylight of a 10-foot industrial ceiling is a cold, foreboding blacksmith’s forge — which, on an active day, would heat up to 2,500 degrees — surrounded by uncut, conical metal templates awaiting manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Cizeron wore a black jumpsuit, while Fournier Beaudry was decked out in a pink corset reminiscent of Madonna's conical, Jean-Paul Gaultier-style bra.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The conical ship has flown twice before, but never with people aboard.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

In the North Sea, the researchers identified 42458 of these enigmatically shaped, shallow pits with an average depth of just eleven centimeters, which differ in their morphology from the more conical craters of the pockmarks.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

We wore black capes fashioned from dyed pillowcases and conical hats with wide cardboard brims.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri