clean-limbed

clean-limbed
/kleen"limd'/, adj.
having slender, well-proportioned arms and legs: a clean-limbed athlete.
[1425-75; late ME]

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  • clean-timbered — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective obsolete : clean limbed * * * cleanˈ timˈbered adjective (Shakespeare) Well proportioned • • • Main Entry: ↑clean …   Useful english dictionary

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