coned

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English

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Etymology

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From cone +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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coned (not comparable)

  1. segregated or delineated by traffic cones (of an area)
    • 2005, Anthony Dowson, Keith E. J. Morris, “Soccer Games”, in Fun and Games: 100 Sport-related Activities for Ages 5-16[1], Human Kinetics, →ISBN, page 144:
      Give each participant a soccer ball and instruct them to dribble their ball around the coned area.
  2. (conical) Shaped like a cone.
    • 1964 April, G. Freeman Allen, “The BRB shows traders the Liner train prototypes”, in Modern Railways, page 265:
      The Liner train wagon is a simple underframe on bogies, with coned location points that engage recesses in the container bases.

Verb

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coned

  1. simple past and past participle of cone
    He coned the top of the pottery to make it look like a dunce cap.

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