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Webster 1913 Edition


Close-bodied

Close′-bodˊied

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Adj.
Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
Ayliffe.

Webster 1828 Edition


Close-bodied

CLOSE-BODIED

,
Adj.
Fitting the body exactly; setting close; as a garment.

Definition 2024


close-bodied

close-bodied

English

Adjective

close-bodied (comparative more close-bodied, superlative most close-bodied)

  1. Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
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