pulchritude
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Why, at this moment celebrating body positivity and diversity, the natural pulchritude of all figures, do women continue to wrap wire around their breasts, hoisting them inches above their innate resting position?
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022
The place of beauty in our lives is a profound subject, and Harmon offers a complex understanding that respects the hazardous yet life-enhancing power of physical pulchritude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2019
Feminine pulchritude mattered to Balanchine; many of his dancers had the looks of the movie stars or models of their day.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2018
Offering an appropriate example of plus-size pulchritude to heavier men, as well as to the fashion industry, required a candidate who seemed relatable, in Bart’s words.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2016
Shakespeare, whose mind was more intent upon notions than words, had in his thoughts the pulchritude of virtue, and the deformity of wickedness; and though he had mentioned wickedness, made the correlative answer to deformity.
From Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies by Sherbo, Arthur
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