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14:13 Aug 9, 2010 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - History | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Callum Walker United Kingdom Local time: 12:00 | ||||||
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4 +4 | comely |
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3 +3 | comely |
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3 | graceful |
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graceful Explanation: ... |
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comely Explanation: This word is not much used nowadays but is common in historical stories and novels about the Middle Ages or the Arthurian legend. Comely: # becoming: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" # bonny: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn Comeliness - Physical attractiveness is the perception of the physical traits of an individual human person as aesthetically pleasing or beautiful, and can include various implications such as sexual attractiveness and physique. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comeliness |
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