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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, June 14, 1908

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Never beneath notice?

I spend a lot of my time working in the houses of other people. It’s an inevitable side effect of my position as the finest poet of my generation. But my position is anomalous. I am not a tradesman to be restricted to certain rooms. Nor do I expect the housekeeper to assign an officious maid to supervise me and ensure I don’t walk muck into the front rooms on my dirty boots. Yet the tradesman may…

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Embonpoint meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

Embonpoint meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

Today’s word of the day is ‘Embonpoint.’ Let us understand more about this word. 

[responsivevoice] embonpoint [/responsivevoice] [ ahn-bawn–pwan ]

What is this word’s grammar?

The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence.

Does the word have a past tense? What is it? No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form. What is the meaning of the word? It means:

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Words Of The Day!

Words Of The Day!

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Word of the Day: Embonpoint

Embonpoint (French ahn-bawn-pawn)

Noun

1. excessive plumpness; soutness

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em·bon·point

/ˌämbônˈpwän/ noun the plump or fleshy part of a person's body, in particular a woman's bosom.

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embonpoint

embonpoint—plumpness of person, used to describe people of “heavy, but not necessarily unattractive, girth,”

Embonpoint is from Middle French en bon point—in good condition. 

Here are some elegant 19th century uses of the word: 

            …a form decidedly inclined to embonpoint…                         — Charlotte Brontë, Shirley

            …an embonpoint that was just sufficient to distinguish her from most of her companions…                         — James Fenimore Cooper, Home as Found

            …as erect in her comely embonpoint as a statue of Ceres…                         — George Eliot, Adam Bede

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