teacuplike

English

Etymology

teacup +‎ -like

Adjective

teacuplike (comparative more teacuplike, superlative most teacuplike)

1. Resembling a teacup.
   • 1908, Alvin Davison, The human body and health: volume 3:

     The little teacuplike cavity in the end of the hair fits over the papilla, whereby nourishment from the blood readily reaches the hair (Fig. 117).

   • 2009 July 26, Leanne Shear, “Get Your Fix of Gold and Dancing”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Perhaps it’s the oversize teacuplike chairs at the cozy bar, or the lights twinkling off the 18-karat gold-leaf ceiling vault and gold floor tiles, or the glimpse of the golden skulls lining the walls in the back room of the lounge.