It's quite easy to feel, as others have, that the short story is the characteristic American literary form.

They are made from dough with potato filling and have a characteristic form of a hat.

This California artist is seen here in characteristic form.

He's back to characteristic form, his senses and words all jumbled.

Some of the sculptures are by familiar artists in characteristic form.

The characteristic form of travel for the poor was migration.

Let be a field of characteristic different form 2 and 3.

And he is seen in characteristic form in these related gallery shows.

"The characteristic form of this supreme authority is that of a committee."

In its most characteristic form the legend goes as follows.