sharp-cornered

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I pull forward one of my two blank cards and write in big block letters an unbendable, sharp-cornered David-word: RULE.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

"I can read any kind of plain writing like they do in school," said Richard, "but not this sharp-cornered kind where the m's and u's are alike, and all the tails are pointed."

From Georgina of the Rainbows by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

Here we deserted the open air for piled-up brushy tangles, many sharp-cornered rock fragments, and a choked streamlet.

From The Forest by White, Stewart Edward

The little bran scales being sharp-cornered and rough, serve as a local irritant or mechanical stimulation.

From The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male by Hall, Winfield Scott

Figure 117 represents a key with a sharp-cornered step in it.

From Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught by Rose, Joshua