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corpulence|ˈkɔːpjʊləns|
[a. F. corpulence, ad. L. corpulentia, n. of quality f. corpulentus corpulent: see -ence.]
†1. Habit of body; size. Obs.
c1477Caxton Jason 12 b, Her.. ladyly may[n]tiene and her noble facon and corpulence. c1489― Blanchardyn xxiv. (1890) 82 He was of so hyghe & bygge corpulence. 1491― Vitas Patr. (W. de W. 1495) i. i. 3 b/2 Of corpulence he was lene by his abstynence.
2. Bulk of body; over-bulkiness, obesity.
1581Mulcaster Positions xxi. (1887) 90 Running..abateth the fleshinesse, and corpulence of the body. 1667Milton P.L. vii. 483 Some of Serpent kinde, Wondrous in length and corpulence. 1871G. H. Napheys Prev. & Cure Dis. iii. i. 615 The dryness of the air is not favourable to corpulence in our country [U.S.].
b. concr. Corpulent persons. (nonce-use.)
1884Pall Mall G. 13 Sept. 2/1 A real family boat, crowded with corpulence of both sexes.
†3. Material quality or substance; corporeity. Obs. rare.
a1625Boys Wks. (1629) 584 Distinct and divers from the substance and corpulence of the wood. |