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  • 91Ornament — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ornament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ornament ornament Sgm: N 1 floridness c.adj floridness c.adj GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 turgidity turgidity turgescence Sgm: N 2 altiloquence altiloquence &c. >Adj …

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  • 92clitoris — (n.m.) Il s agit du petit organe érectile situé dans la partie supérieure de la vulve et qui représente le siège du plaisir chez la femme. Les caresses prodiguées au clitoris sont en majorité responsables de l orgasme féminin, si l on tient… …

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  • 93turgent — a. 1. Swelling, tumid, protuberant. 2. Inflated, tumid, bombastic, turgescent …

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  • 94plethoric — adj 1. overfill, overabundant, superabundant, exuberant, overflowing, overspilling, spilling over, running over, bursting; bloated, swollen, bulbous, bulging, tumorous, tumescent, Pathol. edematous; bulging, swelling, turgescent, Obs. turgent;… …

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  • 95turgid —   a. swollen; inflated; bombastic.    ♦ turgescent, a. becoming turgid.    ♦ turgidity, n.    ♦ turgor, n. normal rigid state of a cell; turgidity …

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  • 96b(e)u-2, bh(e)ū̆- —     b(e)u 2, bh(e)ū̆     English meaning: to swell, puff     Deutsche Übersetzung: “aufblasen, schwellen”     Note: Explosive sound of the inflated cheek, like pu , phu see d .; running beside primeval creation crosses the sound lawful… …

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  • 97turgescence — ˌtərˈjesən(t)s, ˌtə̄ˈ , ˌtəiˈ noun ( s) Etymology: Latin turgescere to swell, begin to swell (inchoative of turgēre to be swollen) + English ence more at turgid 1. : the act of swelling : the quality or state of being turgescent …

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  • 98tur|gor — «TUR guhr, gr», noun. 1. the normal, tense condition of living plant and animal cells, capillaries, and the like, caused by the pressure of the water or other fluid within. 2. the condition or quality of being turgescent or turgid; turgidity.… …

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