ac·er·ate

(ăs′ə-rāt′) also ac·er·at·ed (-rā′tĭd)

adj.

Acerose.

[From Latin ācer, sharp; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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acerated

(ˈæsˌəreɪtɪd)

adj

having sharp points

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Earlier he refers to "the sun's pointing these acerated surfaces" (54), echoed later in "bright facets," which recall Bishop's lion-sun (also perhaps alluded to in Ashbery's "the paws that go on escaping" [55]).

John Ashbery's Elizabeth Bishop

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