half-round

1 of 2

adjective

1

: semicircular or approximately so

also : flat on one side and round on the other

2

of veneer : cut from a log placed off center in a lathe so that it comes into contact with the blade on rotation only when the projecting portion reaches the blade

half round

2 of 2

noun

"

: something half-round (as a chisel or molding)

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