Plumper

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plump \Plump\ (pl[u^]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper}
     (pl[u^]mp"[~e]r); superl. {Plumpest}.] [OE. plomp rude,
     clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of
     imitative origin. Cf. {Plump}, adv.]
     1. Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump
        baby; plump cheeks. --Shak.


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              The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T.
                                                    Carew.
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     2. Done or made plump, or suddenly and without reservation;
        blunt; unreserved; direct; downright.
  
              After the plump statement that the author was at
              Erceldoune and spake with Thomas.     --Saintsbury.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plumper \Plump"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something
        else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the
        cheeks.
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     2. (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only,
        when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the
        advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote
        thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.
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     3. A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng.]
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     4. A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low]
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