单词 | full-figured |
释义 | > as lemmasfull-figured full-figured adj. (a) (of a person) having a full or large figure; (now esp. of a woman) having a plump or curvaceous body; (b) (of women's clothing) designed for women with a full figure; designating a large size; cf. plus-sized adj. at plus prep., n., adv., and adj. Compounds. ΚΠ ?1796 Taylor's Compl. Guide xii. 159 It is very irksome to us either to meet or follow any of those full figured gentlemen, for their garments are generally so preposterously cut. 1896 Scribner's Mag Nov. 304 What was Coralie, with her pink silk, her golden hair and slender limbs, beside this magnificent, full-figured Cleopatra? 1906 T. Hardy Dynasts: Pt. 2nd iv. i. 147 The Archduchess, a fair, blue-eyed, full-figured, round-lipped maiden. 1986 Health Jan. 37/1 (advt.) For years, I'd been the ‘good sport’ who had to shop for ‘full-figured’ clothes. But I'd never even looked at swimsuits. 2005 M. H. Smith Delicious xi. 143 Jack turned and saw a cocktail waitress, a full-figured Latina with a thick Sinaloan accent, bending over him. 2011 Mercury (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 26 Aug. 13 Full-figured bras are essential to every plus-size wardrobe. < as lemmas |
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