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Saturday, March 17, 2007

rotund

rotund, /roʊˈtʌnd/, adjective:
1. Round; circular; spherical.
2. Rounded in figure; plump; chubby.
3. Full and rich in sound; sonorous.

Leonardo squints up through one eye at Mathurine's impossibly rotund face peering down from a platter of turnips and beans.
-- R.M. Berry, Leonardo's Horse

. . .an expansive, down-to-earth man who is rotund in the way classic chefs used to be -- a walking advertisement for his own cooking.
-- Molly O'Neill, "Nuova England", New York Times, January 9, 1994

He had been small, rotund, and haughtily timid, his stomach protruding slightly in an upward jutting slope that brought into prominence the buttons of his waistcoat and trousers, marking the exact centre of his body with the obstetric line seen on fruits, -- the inevitable arc produced by heavy rounds of burgundy, schlagsahne, and beer.
-- Djuna Barnes, Nightwood

Rotund comes from Latin rotundus, "round" from rota, "a wheel."

6 Comments:

At 19 March 2007 at 10:01 am, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is my favourite post to date. Love you.

 
At 19 March 2007 at 10:40 pm, Blogger essie said...

Hey! it's missy toto!!

hi missy toto :)

Nat, this post belongs on MY blog!! Actually, it's been ages since I did a dictionary-type one. Hmm....

 
At 20 March 2007 at 10:32 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi huggies :)

It is indeed Missy Toto. Hehe, I'm exploring the possibility of using more capitalisation. It might be the new thing to do.

How is life avec toi? Things are plodding along in Dublin - I'm at work at the moment and just about to take my break; fun times.

xoxo

 
At 21 March 2007 at 7:40 am, Blogger Natalie said...

i love you missy toto :)

 
At 21 March 2007 at 6:40 pm, Blogger Unknown said...

What's this about rotundity? Shush woman, you have a nice figure. Don't argue. I do Science. I have independent evidence.





Science!

 
At 31 March 2007 at 1:06 am, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Je t'adore aussi ma cherie, xoxoxo

 

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