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avoirdupois

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: avoirdupois

1
 n
a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
2
 n
excess bodily weight
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: avoirdupois
1

n a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

Synonyms:
avoirdupois weight
Type of:
system of weights, weight
a system of units used to express the weight of something
2

n excess bodily weight

Synonyms:
blubber, fat, fatness
Antonyms:
leanness, spareness, thinness
the property of having little body fat
Types:
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adiposeness, adiposity, fattiness
having the property of containing fat
abdominousness, paunchiness
the bodily property of a protruding belly
greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness
consisting of or covered with oil
corpulency, fleshiness, obesity
more than average fatness
steatopygia
an extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks
adiposis, corpulence, overweight, stoutness
the property of excessive fatness
exogenous obesity
obesity caused by overeating
embonpoint, plumpness, roundness
the bodily property of being well rounded
Type of:
bodily property
an attribute of the body
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