Word of the Day:
corpulence
What It Means
The characteristic or state of being corpulent.
Corpulence in Context
“Corpulence is a beauty: girls are fattened to a vast bulk by drenches of curds and cream thickened with flour, and are duly disciplined when they refuse.”
Did You Know?
From Old French corpulence, from Latin corpulentia.
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