conoid

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Thanks to the lateral point of the stone anvil, which served the part of the conoid bicorn, he was able to forge rings rude in shape but strong.

From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor

Apart from its pillars, the egg-pocket is an inverted conoid, reminding us of the work of the Silky Epeira. 

From The Life of the Spider by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

From some experiments I made myself a score of years ago, I am inclined to prefer a plane surface for the conoid to work upon.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various

The only large building is the Jami or Cathedral, a long barn of poverty-stricken appearance, with broken-down gates, and two white-washed minarets of truncated conoid shape.

From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Its conoid head is very elongated, and by reason of this elegant form it always falls upon its point, even at falling angles of an amplitude approaching 60 degrees.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 by Various