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Meaning of EMBONPOINT

Pronunciation:  ânbong'pwang

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the bodily property of being well rounded
  2. [adj]  euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump"
 
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 Synonyms: buxom, chubby, fat, plump, plumpness, zaftig, zoftig
 
 See Also: buxomness, chubbiness, fleshiness, obesity, pudginess, rolypoliness, tubbiness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Em`bon`point"\, n. [F., fr. en bon point in good
condition. See {Bon}, and {Point}.]
Plumpness of person; -- said especially of persons somewhat
corpulent.
 

 

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