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单词 rubenesque
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Rubenesque

[ roo-buh-nesk ]
/ ˌru bəˈnɛsk /

adjective

of or relating to the painter Peter Paul Rubens or his works, which feature full-figured women.
(of a woman's figure) plump but shapely; curvaceous.

Origin of Rubenesque

1815–20; Ruben(s) + -esque; the 's' is almost always dropped because Rubensesque is hard to pronounce

Words nearby Rubenesque

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Example sentences from the Web for Rubenesque

  • The hardest thing is to fit out his patrons with street gowns that will be conventional, and yet Rubenesque.

    Social Life|Maud C. Cooke
  • Rubens became nothing but Rubens, but all the art world wished to become "Rubenesque."

    Pictures Every Child Should Know|Dolores Bacon

British Dictionary definitions for Rubenesque

Rubenesque
/ (ˌruːbəˌnɛsk) /

adjective

(of a woman) having the physique associated with Rubens' portraits of women; plump and attractive
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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