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Now, instead of dreaming of "The idea of a kiss", he merely knew his limits: "A bosomy English rose/And her friend in specs I could talk to".However, despite Mr Burnett's efforts, the contrast between Larkin's published poetry and his unfinished efforts remains.
On the other hand, Peter Arno's large-scale and heavy outlines, despite simple straightforward design, made his beaky and bosomy figures almost jump off the page (for many years one of his near-bawdy cartoons almost invariably occupied a position in The New Yorker on the full page immediately after "The Talk of the Town," which suggested that the political cartoon of Punch was being ridiculed).
The original cast of Dad's Army Whereas in the originals the only romantic action was between Mavis Pike and Mr Wilson, and the eventide love that blossomed between Jones and the bosomy Mrs Fox – I can't count Mr Mainwaring's relationship with the unseen and fearsome Elizabeth – we now have Pike, and a believably frisky Wilson, being pursued by femme fatale Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Standing opposite him, partially lit by the bulb shining from its gaslight cage, was a young woman dressed in a miniskirt of stretch fabric and a bosomy blouse of silver lamé.
My prettiest hen is Merry-Go-Round, a Silver-Laced Wyandotte — she's plump and bosomy , covered with a craze of black and white stripes, and has a brilliant red wrinkly comb.
Up to now, of course, the most serious drawback of the whole Left Wing philosophy has been its lack of the lighthearted carnality of capitalistic enterprises, typified for us by the bosomy girls we see at Republican rallies or leading American Legion bands.
At a bend on South Border Road, an old house, fieldstone and brick, loomed from between tall trees, with a pair of heavy-lidded dormers on the roof and bosomy bow windows at the front, "The Elms: Hospice and Palliative Care" printed in green and gold on a swinging board at the entrance to the circular driveway: a family mansion converted into a medical facility.
The parents of a 9-year-old boy were concerned the other day when he came home with an armful of bosomy , leggy pinup girls & announced that he was changing the pictures of airplanes on the walls of his room.
The parents of a 9-year-old boy were concerned the other day when he came home with an armful of bosomy , leggy pinup girls & announced….
It is freestanding, on a corner lot; all of its sides, even its back, which look out on an alley and the back of a factory, are faced with terra-cotta; it has a terra-cotta balustrade around its roof; it has a terra-cotta chimney; and it has an ample, moundlike bosomy terra-cotta dome.
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The adjective "bosomy" primarily functions as a descriptive modifier , specifying the physical characteristic of having a prominent bosom. Ludwig indicates it's generally accepted, though context matters. Examples show it describing women, objects, and even architectural features.
Expression frequency: Very common
