CUNEIFORM

{ Cu‐ne″i‐form (k?–n?″?–f?rm), Cu″ni‐form (k?″n?–f?rm), } a. [[L. cuneus a wedge + -form: cf. F. cunei-forme. See Coin.]] 1. 1. Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; — especially applied to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded.
2. 2. Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped characters, or the inscriptions in them. “A cuneiform scholar.” Rawlinson.