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单词 embonpoint
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Definition of embonpoint in English:

embonpoint

noun ˌɒmbɒ̃ˈpwãˌämbônˈpwän
  • The plump or fleshy part of a person's body, in particular a woman's bosom.

    I have lost my embonpoint, and become quite thin
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both women have the chalky flesh-tones, the lank pelt of body-hair, and the deep folds of embonpoint characteristic of Baldung's unenticing nudes.
    • One theory is that the cold and wet in the opening week did not permit him to lose weight, as the heat he prefers might have: an extra kilo of embonpoint does not help on mountains.
    • For example, when she wasn't working car shows, Kelley worked bars in Richmond Hill, her embonpoint en regalia in a low-cut dress with a beer logo plastered on it.
    • The much discussed embonpoint was merely his lungs forcing his stomach out.
    • One reason she gave was that other women plainly resented her glorious embonpoint.
    Synonyms
    chest, bosom, breasts

Origin

Late 17th century: from French en bon point 'in good condition'.

 
 

Definition of embonpoint in US English:

embonpoint

nounˌämbônˈpwän
  • The plump or fleshy part of a person's body, in particular a woman's bosom.

    I have lost my embonpoint, and become quite thin
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both women have the chalky flesh-tones, the lank pelt of body-hair, and the deep folds of embonpoint characteristic of Baldung's unenticing nudes.
    • One theory is that the cold and wet in the opening week did not permit him to lose weight, as the heat he prefers might have: an extra kilo of embonpoint does not help on mountains.
    • For example, when she wasn't working car shows, Kelley worked bars in Richmond Hill, her embonpoint en regalia in a low-cut dress with a beer logo plastered on it.
    • The much discussed embonpoint was merely his lungs forcing his stomach out.
    • One reason she gave was that other women plainly resented her glorious embonpoint.
    Synonyms
    chest, bosom, breasts

Origin

Late 17th century: from French en bon point ‘in good condition’.

 
 
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