incurving

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Nevertheless breeders buy cows which have "long thin tails with a good switch," buff noses, incurving horns, in the belief that such dams will infallibly transmit their milk-producing ability to their calves.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was, in general, bottle-shaped, with an incurving shoulder at the top so that anything that fell in could not climb out.

From The World That Couldn't Be by Simak, Clifford D.

The hang of that coat, the long, incurving sweep in the back, and the high fur collar up to one's nose—even if it is a turned-up nose—oh!

From In the Bishop's Carriage by Michelson, Miriam

The acorns of the red oak are large, and set in shallow saucers, with incurving rims.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

When spaces between the incurving hooks and the border are filled out with color, the familiar design on the second half of 5 results.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia