lissom

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All-girl lissom folk harmonies meets multilayered all-girl vocal R&B. Intriguingly, tonight each sister has a drum next to her.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2012

"I hope you are not on the cover tomorrow," the lissom Russian smiled to a table of fellow competitors as she left a Daegu cafe near the athletes' village on Wednesday.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2011

They are a lot of fun to watch, all those scampering, lissom, midfield attackers.

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2011

But a number of Kim’s gold-medal predecessors were present Thursday, and all seemed thoroughly impressed that Kim had been so poised and lissom in her presentation and vaulting in her jumps.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2010

Here Mr. Dalroyd, who had been chatting with the Marquis hard by but with his gaze ever upon my lady's lissom figure, urged his horse up to them.

From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery