plumpen
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of plumpen
Example Sentences
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To plumpen the hands: One-fourth ounce tincture of benzoin, eight ounces of rose-water, and four ounces of refined linseed oil.
From The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture by Stevans, Helen Follett
Its fattening qualities plumpen the tissues and so raise the lines of the face and gradually obliterate them.
From The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture by Stevans, Helen Follett
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