"scyphate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scyphate [comparative], most scyphate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin scyphātus, erroneously interpreted as scyphus (“cup, goblet”) + -ātus; in reality, probably derives from Arabic شَفَة (šafa, “edge, rim”), and refers to the distinctive and conspicuous border of the early histamena gold coins. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|scyphātus}} Latin scyphātus, {{der|en|ar|شَفَة|t=edge, rim}} Arabic شَفَة (šafa, “edge, rim”), {{root|en|ar|ش ف ه}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} scyphate (comparative more scyphate, superlative most scyphate)
  1. Concave or cup-shaped.
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Noun

Forms: scyphates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin scyphātus, erroneously interpreted as scyphus (“cup, goblet”) + -ātus; in reality, probably derives from Arabic شَفَة (šafa, “edge, rim”), and refers to the distinctive and conspicuous border of the early histamena gold coins. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|scyphātus}} Latin scyphātus, {{der|en|ar|شَفَة|t=edge, rim}} Arabic شَفَة (šafa, “edge, rim”), {{root|en|ar|ش ف ه}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} scyphate (plural scyphates)
  1. A concave or cup-shaped coin.
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