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pecially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to. I was shapen in iniquity. Ps. li. 5. Grace shaped her limbs, and beauty decked her face. Prior.

Destitute of shape or regular form; wanting symmetry of dimensions; misshapen; -- opposed to Ant: shapely. -- Shape"less*ness, n. The shapeless rock, or hanging precipice. Pope.

The quality or state of being shapely.

Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical. T. Warton. Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn. Pope. Where the shapely column stood. Couper.

One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes. The secret of those old shapers died with them. Lowell.

Shaped like an awl.

Having the shape of a widemouthed bell; campanulate.

See Cymbiform.

Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf.

Enlarged gradually at the end, as the antennæ of certain insects.

Pectinate.

Shaped like a diamond or rhombus.

Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.

Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side. Gray.

To render misshapen. [Obs.] Gower.

Shaped like a globe.

Hastate.

Having the shape of a heart; cordate.

Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate.

Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney- shaped leaf. Gray.