embonpoint

Synonyms for embonpoint

adj fat, chubby

"plumpness," 1751, from French embonpoint (16c.), from Old French en bon point, literally "in good condition."

The Russians had a great taste for her, owing to her embonpoint.

"There 's nothing like wickedness for embonpoint, padre," said Nina, laughing.

She was tall and majestic, and she had all the charms of embonpoint.

He indicated his embonpoint again, and shook his head wrathfully.

She disliked his gaiety, his reputation, his rude health, his embonpoint.

He was tall, slightly inclined to embonpoint, and stooped a little.

If she is embonpoint, let her be called flabby, if she is swarthy, black.

To the Turkish, an embonpoint round as the moon, and soft as eider-down.

But the greatest point in these cases, after all, is the embonpoint.

The Phelan shoulders and embonpoint, still in negligee, followed.