Rubenesque
[ roo-buh-nesk ]
/ ˌru bəˈnɛsk /
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adjective
of or relating to the painter Peter Paul Rubens or his works, which feature full-figured women.
(of a woman's figure) plump but shapely; curvaceous.
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How to use Rubenesque in a sentence
The hardest thing is to fit out his patrons with street gowns that will be conventional, and yet Rubenesque.
Social Life|Maud C. CookeRubens became nothing but Rubens, but all the art world wished to become "Rubenesque."
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British Dictionary definitions for Rubenesque
Rubenesque
/ (ˌruːbəˌnɛsk) /
adjective
(of a woman) having the physique associated with Rubens' portraits of women; plump and attractive
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