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callipygian, a.|kælɪˈpɪdʒɪən|
[f. Gr. καλλίπῡγος, adj. f. καλλι- comb. stem of κάλλος beauty + πῡγή buttocks: the name of a famous statue of Venus'.]
Of, pertaining to, or having well-shaped or finely developed buttocks.
[1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iv. vi. 195 Callipygæ and women largely composed behinde.] a1800The Callipygian Venus. 1885Athenæum 17 Oct. 497 The Callipygian luxuriance he so deplores. |