undé

adjective

un·​dé

variants or undée

ˈəndā

or ondé

ōⁿˈdā

or ondy

ˈändē

or undy

ˈəndē

: waving, wavy

—used of division lines

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French undé & undee (feminine of undé), from Old French unde, onde wave (from Latin unda) + -é (from Latin -atus -ate)

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