Spot the Frippet: something cuneate/cuneal.

(You say this KYOOnee-ayt, or KYOOnee-l.)

This is something cuneate:


photo by David.Monniaux

and so are these leaves:


painting by Audubon, lithograph by John T Bowen

and so is this:


photo by Strait 

Do you know what it means, yet?

Yes, that's right: something cuneate or cuneal is something wedge-shaped:


http://parody.wikia.com/wiki/Wedge-Tailed_Eagle

like the tail of this wedge-tailed eagle 

or these:



or, as this is a language blog, the marks on this fabulous tile:


cuneiform writing, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Sadly, knowing my luck, I'm most likely to spot the door stop.

Spot the Frippet: something cuneate or cuneal. These words come from the Latin cuneus, which means wedge.