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buxom

[ buhk-suhm ]

adjective

  1. (of a woman) full-bosomed.
  2. (of a woman) healthy, plump, cheerful, and lively.


buxom

/ ˈʌə /

adjective

  1. (esp of a woman) healthily plump, attractive, and vigorous
  2. (of a woman) full-bosomed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳdzԱ, noun
  • ˈܳdz, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܳo· adverb
  • ܳo·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of buxom1

1125–75; Middle English, earlier buhsum pliant, equivalent to Old English ū (variant stem of ū to bow 1 ) + -sum -some 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of buxom1

C12: buhsum compliant, pliant, from Old English ū to bend, bow 1; related to Middle Dutch ū pliant, German biegsam
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Of Mr. Pesce’s factory-made pieces, the most celebrated is an armchair shaped like a buxom fertility goddess attached by a wire to a ball-shaped ottoman.

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She remembers people repeatedly warning her that she was Trump’s “type”: buxom and blond.

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It had everything: mythical beasts, witches, wizards, talking cats, buxom trees, drunk skeletons – and all of it underscored by the dulcet harmonies of '70s light rock darlings, America.

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To create Anderson’s buxom figure, Collins’ team made a chest cast of James then built molds to produce gel-filled silicone prosthetics that glued onto the body, extending past her clavicle.

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Thin plus buxom, tall plus curvy, tanned plus smooth, mostly blonde, and almost always White.

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