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close-bodied

close-bodied adjective: fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.

Adjective

close-bodied (comparative more close-bodied, superlative most close-bodied)

  1. Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
    • it was the custom to wear underneath their hykes (the hyke was a large woollen blanket) a close bodied frock or tunic , not unlike the Roman tunic.1829, Robet Hawker, A new uniform edition of the works of the rev. Robert

Forms of close-bodied

comparativemore close-bodied
superlativemost close-bodied

Questions about close-bodied

What does close-bodied mean?
Close-bodied means fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
What part of speech is close-bodied?
Close-bodied is an adjective.

Words near close-bodied in the dictionary

  1. close up shop
  2. close with
  3. close with a buck
  4. close, but no cigar
  5. close-back
  6. close-bodied
  7. close-coupled
  8. close-cropped
  9. close-ear
  10. close-eared
  11. close-ended question

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