Adjective : She is getting too stout for her dresses. ,a stout heart; stout fellows. ,stout resistance. ,a stout argument; a stout wind. ,stout seamen. ,a stout cudgel. From Dictionary.com.
He is perhaps slightly more inclined to stoutness. From Wordnik.com. [William of Germany] Reference
He was of average height and inclined to stoutness. From Wordnik.com. [Heartless]
Brunow had held out with an unexpected stoutness, but. From Wordnik.com. [In Direst Peril] Reference
Such was the Valour and stoutness of these men that the. From Wordnik.com. [Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts] Reference
Dr. Martin, a lively man in spite of his stoutness, asked. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret Hesitates]
He opposeth himself to the stoutness of their hearts, and they. From Wordnik.com. [The Sermons of John Owen] Reference
She was plump almost to stoutness, but she moved most gracefully. From Wordnik.com. [Stage Confidences] Reference
She was a large fair woman, very distinctly inclined to stoutness. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
People make the mistake of thinking that stoutness indicates health. From Wordnik.com. [Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency] Reference
But bear in mind that obesity and stoutness are not synonymous terms. From Wordnik.com. [Woman Her Sex and Love Life] Reference
And then he knew that his only chance lay in the stoutness of his steed. From Wordnik.com. [Lorna Doone] Reference
The stoutness of the King had given rise to this nickname among the people. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
Neanderthal man lived, are remarkable for the stoutness of their limb bones. From Wordnik.com. [Essays] Reference
Those who are inclined to stoutness should use wholemeal flour rather than white. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes] Reference
The length of the ladder will decide what the stoutness of the sides should be. From Wordnik.com. [Things To Make] Reference
Her stoop, her stoutness, her shuffling gait all gave an impression of extreme age. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]
Obesity, or excessive stoutness, is an undue development of fat throughout the body. From Wordnik.com. [Woman Her Sex and Love Life] Reference
He was a little fellow with just the slightest perceptible tendency toward stoutness. From Wordnik.com. [Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life] Reference
This type he continued to close-breed, going back to the Arabian for renewed stoutness. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887] Reference
That round face looked more stubborn than placid now, her stoutness a threatening mass. From Wordnik.com. [The Fires of Heaven]
Then the stoutness of the city's White Guard defenses and their morale was put to the test. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919] Reference
John Durie of Leith, was "for stoutness and zeall in the guid cause mikle renouned and talked of.". From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics] Reference
Panicles differ very much in appearance according to the relative length and stoutness of the branches. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
Stout-hearted himself, he expected stoutness in others; this was the right attitude of a staff officer. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Reference
They are rather proud of their stoutness and their friends mistake their precarious condition for health. From Wordnik.com. [Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency] Reference
Sons try to go one better than the father in some gymnastic feat which the latter's stoutness renders impossible!. From Wordnik.com. [Denmark] Reference
It is not so much general stoutness that is objected to -- some men, as is well known, prefer plump, stout women. From Wordnik.com. [Woman Her Sex and Love Life] Reference
The stoutness of the blue envelope, and the bold character of the handwriting, gave the packet a business-like look. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn] Reference
His boots were good stout boots; the shadows of his legs upon the valance suggested a formidable stoutness of aspect. From Wordnik.com. [Twelve Stories and a Dream, by H. G. Wells] Reference
She was thirty-five years old and she was dressed in striped calico of the ordinary cut and was of "tolerable stoutness.". From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920] Reference
The stoutness of the American defenses and the stoutness of their morale had both been vindicated in terrific battle action. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919] Reference
The marquess was Lord Percy's elder brother and, despite his bluff appearance and a tendency to stoutness, was unquestionably eligible. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
They were proud of their noses under Francis the First, of their perukes under Louis XIV, and later on of their appetites and stoutness. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
It will be noted that in general stoutness the Lee-Metford stands first, as the case increases gradually in thickness from base to apex. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
See hence the stoutness of sinful hearts, -- more stubborn than the mountains, more flinty than the rocks, more senseless than the great deep. From Wordnik.com. [The Sermons of John Owen] Reference
And perceiving the valour and stoutness of the man, he coveted to have him for one of his great ones, to act and do in matters of the highest concern. From Wordnik.com. [The Holy War] Reference
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