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well-upholstered

British  

adjective

  1. informal (well upholstered when postpositive) (of a person) fat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I was a customer of White Pony Tony’s, regularly settling into the well-upholstered stand he had in the window of McCormick & Schmick’s on K Street NW.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022

The Irish Rep’s style of revival — well-upholstered, respectful, with little social or political slant — is part of the problem.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2019

In well-upholstered middle-age he made plush melodramas and thrillers.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2019

As ever on a Wednesday—no poor shots having yet been struck—Monty was in fine fettle as he settled into a suitably well-upholstered chair in front of his eager audience.

From Golf Digest ● Jul. 25, 2018

In front of this is the traditional couch, armless but well-upholstered and comfortable.

From You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did by David E. Fisher

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