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OVATE [OH-vait] (adjective)
Having an oval shape, like an egg
"Todd Smith's engaging small paintings create intricate patterns out of myriad, carefully hand-painted ovate dots, which set the eye dancing in somewhat the same manner as op-art."
--Peter Clothier, "Gallery Rounds/Bergamot Station" (2007)