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Twiggy
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Twig·gy  (twg) Originally Lesley Hornby. Born 1949.
British model who epitomized the ultrathin look popular from 1966 to 1976.

twig·gy  (twg)
adj. twig·gi·er, twig·gi·est
1. Resembling a twig or twigs, as in slenderness or fragility.
2. Abounding in twigs: a twiggy branch.

twiggy [ˈtwɪgɪ]
adj -gier, -giest
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) of or relating to a twig or twigs
2. covered with twigs
3. slender or fragile
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.twiggy - thin as a twig
lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
Translations
twiggy
adj
tree etcvoller Zweige
(= very slim) girl (= gertenschlank)


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