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buxom

[buhk-suhm] / ˈbʌk səm /


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Spanish novelist Cervantes tells of gaunt, aging and bemused Don Quixote, portly Sancho and buxom Dulcinea.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2020

And there is action aplenty, including John Keene’s busy all-male chorus — some of whom are dressed as buxom, bearded servant women to great effect.

From Seattle Times Oct. 21, 2019

By the chapter’s close, with a newly minted identity as a buxom transgender woman, the story of Tish is working out happily.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2018

The dancer Timothy Edwards, looking buxom and clueless in a garish blond wig, lip-synced so well that the odiousness of Ms. Wallace’s words was heightened, along with her ridiculousness.

From New York Times May 22, 2011

One wants his leg placed so, another so, a third wants water, a fourth wants her to shake his pillow;—in the end the buxom old body grumbled bad-temperedly and slammed the doors.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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