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• Pear-shaped — is a metaphorical term with several meanings, all in reference to the shape of a pear, i.e. tapering towards the top and rounded at the bottom.The oldest usage from the Oxford English Dictionary ( OED ) is the most literal, a 1731 reference in a… …   Wikipedia

• pear-shaped — adj 1.) go pear shaped BrE informal if an activity or situation goes pear shaped, it goes wrong ▪ The whole thing went pear shaped. 2.) someone who is pear shaped has wide ↑hips and a fairly small chest …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pear-shaped — pear ,shaped adjective 1. ) curved in shape and smaller at the top 2. ) INFORMAL a pear shaped person is larger below the waist than above the waist go pear shaped BRITISH INFORMAL to become unsuccessful …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Pear-shaped — a. Of the form of a pear. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pear-shaped — [per′shāpt΄] adj. 1. shaped like a pear 2. full, clear, even, and resonant: said of sung tones …   English World dictionary

• pear-shaped — pear′ shaped adj. 1) having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom 2) mad (of a vocal tone) clear, resonant, and without harshness; full bodied • Etymology: 1750–60 …   From formal English to slang