RETUSE


Meaning of RETUSE in English

/ri toohs", -tyoohs"/ , adj.

having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.

[ 1745-55; retusus (ptp. of retundere to make blunt), equiv. to re- RE- + tud-, var. s. of tundere to beat, strike + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .