zaftig

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Which reminds us of the zaftig ` buxom, well-rounded 'blonde who wore an enormous diamond to a charity ball.

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  • Which reminds us of the zaftig ` buxom, well-rounded 'blonde who wore an enormous diamond to a charity ball. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 3
  • The only other occupant of the drawing room, a handsome if zaftig woman, brutally corsetted into yards of lilac faille, regarded them for a moment and then turned away with a sniff at the sight of Caris 'plain livery and Antryg's shabby coat, crystal beads, and bruised face. —  The Silent Tower
  • One year the zaftig look was in among models, the next year the waif was all the rage. —  Second Skin
  • The sign out front featured zaftig girls in bikinis. —  American Tabloid
  • Juan zeroed in on a zaftig brunette. —  American Tabloid
 

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  1. Yiddish zaftik, juicy, from Middle High German saftec, from saft, juice, from Old High German saf.
 

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