Embonpoint \Em`bon`point"\, n. [F., fr. en bon point in good
condition. See Bon, and Point.]
Plumpness of person; -- said especially of persons somewhat
corpulent.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
embonpoint
adj : euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom
actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby
babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: buxom, chubby, plump,
zaftig, zoftig]
n : the bodily property of being well rounded [syn: plumpness]
WordNet (r) 2.0
buxom, chubby, plump, plumpness, zaftig, zoftig
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