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  • 21twiggy — /twig ee/, adj., twiggier, twiggiest. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling twigs. 2. full of twigs. [1555 65; TWIG1 + Y1] * * * …

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  • 22twiggy — adjective a) Having many twigs. b) Thin and angular …

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  • 23Twiggy — (1949 )    Born Lesley Hornsby in North London, she was discovered at age sixteen and went on to become the face of the 1960s. Her waif like body and baby face completely revolutionized the modeling industry and catapulted her to celebrity status …

    Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

  • 24Twiggy — Twịg|gy […gi], die; , s [nach dem gleichnamigen magersüchtigen Mannequin der 1960er Jahre]: extrem schlanke junge Frau (als Schönheitsideal) …

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  • 25twiggy — Synonyms and related words: attenuate, barebones, bean pole, beanstalk, bony, bowery, branched, branching, branchy, broomstick, clothes pole, corpse, flat, flat chested, fleshless, foliaged, foliate, foliated, foliose, gangling, gangly, gaunt,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 26twiggy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having little flesh or fat on the body: angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean2, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin, weedy. Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail. See… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 27Twiggy — Twig|gy [...gi] die; , s <nach dem gleichnamigen magersüchtigen Mannequin der 1960er Jahre> extrem schlankes Mädchen (als Schönheitsideal) …

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  • 28Twiggy — Leslie Hornby …

    Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • 29twiggy — adj. of or pertaining to twigs; resembling a twig, thin, slender; full of twigs, full of shoots or offshoots …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30Twiggy — pseud. di Hornby, Lesley …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione