There are also hachiya persimmons, acorn-shaped and nearly inedible unless squishy-ripe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taste Test: Persimmon - Boing Boing] Reference

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown "Frosted multi-grain ice cube-shaped cereal with acorn-shaped marshmallows.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Sweet New Silver-Screen Cereals] Reference

Chickpeas garbanzo beans: These are acorn-shaped, golden, and nutty tasting, with a slightly grainy texture.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Food Matters Cookbook] Reference

The acorn-shaped cutout I made in the center for a vent was off center and stretched so it looked like a lopsided circle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tigers & Strawberries » Pastry for Butterfingers] Reference

There were silver acorn-shaped buttons on the coat, and it was adorned with gilt-worked cuffs and pocket-flaps, and a satin collar.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Conquering Sword of Conan]

These marbled-brown, acorn-shaped nuggets are actually full of minerals like iron, calcium and protein, and its monounsaturated fats help lower cholesterol, making it good for your heart.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Arugula and Hazelnuts] Reference

Report if a persimmon tastes astringent it probably isn't ready to be eaten. and some varieties are worse than others. if it's acorn-shaped it has to be REALLY soft. i prefer fuyu because they are tasty while still firm/crispy. dimka.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taste Test: Persimmon - Boing Boing] Reference

In a clearing leading into a field, I saw a dinosaur-size machine, like a tractor, with a huge, acorn-shaped four-leafed scoop on the front of it.    From Wordnik.com.  [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference

Witnesses claim to have seen a metallic acorn-shaped object with strange markings at one end in the Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, woods on December 9, 1965.    From Wordnik.com.  [Earthfiles.com Articles] Reference

Salads come in a novel, acorn-shaped lidded plastic container that employees shake up to mix around everything, and may be the best thing about the chain.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Moderate Voice] Reference

The best fruits are not the bland kaki, which can be eaten at any stage, but the large, acorn-shaped fruit - best eaten when the fruit resembles a plastic bag full of jello.    From Wordnik.com.  [Museum Blogs] Reference

But why stop the madness when the White House is making cookies in the shape of ACORNS? acorn-shaped chocolate cookies, which seemed a little "nutty" to GOP ACORN critic Steven King.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Gift of Eternal Life] Reference

Maple Leaves & Gingerbread Acorns - all natural, Kosher, leaf-shaped maple butter cookies and acorn-shaped gingerbread cookies, plus the Dancing Deer company uses eco-packaging when possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blisstree] Reference

At the urging of the downtown Public Improvement District advisory board, the city will begin this year replacing about 300 bulbs housed in the antique lamps, which have clear, acorn-shaped globes.    From Wordnik.com.  [wacotrib - Latest News Headlines] Reference

Small details also delighted the curator: The acorn-shaped helmet, of a type known as shiinari, is made of 124 crimps of bronze and leather, instead of the standard 24 or 36; painted tortoises, phoenixes and dragons are exquisite miniatures on medallions fastened on the front and back; and the flexible plates of the skirts and sleeves, made of bronze and leather and hidden by silk ties, are the real thing, not just "strips of material with a serrated edge, so that it looks like it's sewn together," he explains.    From Wordnik.com.  ['One Perfect Suit'] Reference

Small details also delighted the curator: The acorn-shaped helmet, of a type known as shiinar i, is made of 124 crimps of bronze and leather, instead of the standard 24 or 36; painted tortoises, phoenixes and dragons are exquisite miniatures on medallions fastened on the front and back; and the flexible plates of the skirts and sleeves, made of bronze and leather and hidden by silk ties, are the real thing, not just "strips of material with a serrated edge, so that it looks like it's sewn together," he explains.    From Wordnik.com.  ['One Perfect Suit'] Reference