venˈtrose, a. rare—0.
[ad. late L. ventrōs-us, f. venter belly.]
(See quot. and ventricose a.)
| 1859 Mayne Expos. Lex., Ventrosus, having a belly, or swellings like the belly; ventrose. |
Hence venˈtrosity, corpulence. (1891 in Cent. Dict.)
venˈtrose, a. rare—0.
[ad. late L. ventrōs-us, f. venter belly.]
(See quot. and ventricose a.)
| 1859 Mayne Expos. Lex., Ventrosus, having a belly, or swellings like the belly; ventrose. |
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