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▪ I. physique|fɪˈziːk|
[a. F. physique n. masc., absolute use of physique physical, i.e. that which is physical.]
The physical or bodily structure, organization, and development; the characteristic appearance or physical powers (of an individual or a race).
1826Lady Granville Lett. (1894) I. 384 You must allow that this describes his physique admirably. 1856Emerson Eng. Traits, Manners Wks. (Bohn) II. 47 So much had the fine physique and the personal vigour of this robust race worked on my imagination. 1864R. F. Burton Dahome II. 64 The masculine physique of the women enabling them to compete with men in enduring toil, hardships, and privations. 1881A. G. C. Liddell in Macm. Mag. XLIV. 478/2 They..had tremendous physiques, though rather fleshy.
▪ II. physique
obs. form of physic. |