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korpulent--------sværadj. \/rə(ʊ)ˈtʌnd\/1) rund, lubben, trinn, fyldig• Emma had a rotund, friendly faceEmma hadde et rundt, vennlig ansiktpresten var en lubben, liten mann2) fulltonende, fyldig, klangfull3) høyttravende, svulstig, bombastisk
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rotund — 1705, from L. rotundus round, circular, like a wheel, from rota wheel (see ROTARY (Cf. rotary)). Meaning full toned style of oratory (1830) is after Horace s ore rotundo in Poetics … Etymology dictionary
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In round numbers — Round Round, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Round clam — Round Round, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Round game — Round Round, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Round hand — Round Round, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English