English Dictionary: portliness | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Portliness \Port"li*ness\, n. 1. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness. Such pride is praise; such portliness is honor. --Spenser. 2. Bulkiness; corpulence. |