rondure
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ron·dure
(rŏn'jər, -dyʊr') 
n.
A circular or gracefully rounded object.
n.
A circular or gracefully rounded object.
[French rondeur, roundness, from Old French, from ronde, round. See round1.]
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rondure
gracefully rounded curvature
"...which combine the callipygian rondure observed among the races of the Dark Continent with the taut and noble musculature of sturdy Olaf...." - Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
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categories related to 'rondure'
- Shapes - rondure: circle or sphere; graceful curving roundness
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