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for lissom
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Lissom \Lis"som\, Lissome \Lis"some\ (l[i^]s"s[u^]m), a. [For
lithesome.]
1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome.
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Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand.
--Tennyson.
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2. Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- Lis"some*ness, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
lissom
adj : gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: lissome,
lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike]
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