rondeurn.

Brit.

/rɒnˈdəː/, U.S.

/rɑnˈdər/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French rondeur.

Etymology: < French rondeur rounded form (1480 in Middle French with reference to the form of a woman's breast, 1800 in specific use with reference to the curves of the female body; in the latter sense usually in plural), specific uses of rondeur rondure n.Not fully naturalized in English. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) records only the non-naturalized pronunciation (roṅdör) /rɔ̃dœr/.

In plural. Rounded forms or lines; spec. the curves of the female body.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [noun] > female

curve1849

contour1886

rondeurs1923

statistics1958

1923 Times 1 Feb. 13/5 Mr. Gertler loves the pictorial quality of those rondeurs and the strenuous fun of getting them arranged in paint on canvas.

1938 H. G. Wells Apropos of Dolores iii. 113 A vast majolica plaque insisting upon the Rape of the Sabines, but always recalling to my mind, I don't know why—the rondeurs I suppose—that bustling cheese market at Alkmaar.

1966 Guardian 5 Aug. 8/4 These wide coats and dresses..will be able to take our rondeurs in their swing.

1992 P. Stewart Engraven Desire iv. 108 The solid concentric circles which form the convexities of the breastplate..contrast with the dotted curves used conventionally in engraving to represent more supple rondeurs, that of legs, necks, torsos, or breasts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rondeur
释义	rondeurn. Brit. /rɒnˈdəː/, U.S. /rɑnˈdər/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French rondeur. Etymology: < French rondeur rounded form (1480 in Middle French with reference to the form of a woman's breast, 1800 in specific use with reference to the curves of the female body; in the latter sense usually in plural), specific uses of rondeur rondure n.Not fully naturalized in English. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) records only the non-naturalized pronunciation (roṅdör) /rɔ̃dœr/. In plural. Rounded forms or lines; spec. the curves of the female body. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [noun] > female curve1849 contour1886 rondeurs1923 statistics1958 1923 Times 1 Feb. 13/5 Mr. Gertler loves the pictorial quality of those rondeurs and the strenuous fun of getting them arranged in paint on canvas. 1938 H. G. Wells Apropos of Dolores iii. 113 A vast majolica plaque insisting upon the Rape of the Sabines, but always recalling to my mind, I don't know why—the rondeurs I suppose—that bustling cheese market at Alkmaar. 1966 Guardian 5 Aug. 8/4 These wide coats and dresses..will be able to take our rondeurs in their swing. 1992 P. Stewart Engraven Desire iv. 108 The solid concentric circles which form the convexities of the breastplate..contrast with the dotted curves used conventionally in engraving to represent more supple rondeurs, that of legs, necks, torsos, or breasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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