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curvaceous, a. colloq. (orig. U.S.).|kɜːˈveɪʃəs|
[f. curve n. + -aceous.]
Curving, full of curves; spec. of a well-rounded female figure.
1936Screen Book Mag. Feb. 61 The curvaceous lady [sc. Mae West] receives from Paramount just as many dollars per week for her scenario work as she receives for her acting. 1959N.Z. Listener 21 Aug. 8/1 Legs that are strong, and curvaceous, and graceful, and a pleasure to the eye! 1959H. Hobson Mission House Murder xviii. 119 Sharon; lissome and curvaceous in a revealing leopard-spotted bikini. 1965New Statesman 30 Apr. 693/1 Curvaceous red paint marks..seemed to indicate a vague and unrealised intention to paint a female nude. 1970Interior Design Dec. 759 (caption) A curvaceous upholstered armchair. |