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[ adjective ] (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
Synonyms Examples "the seated Madonna" "the audience remained seated" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)`` Funny thing '' , Mr._Kahler said , when they were seated , `` when I heard you ringing , I figured it was that guy down the block , Hausman '' . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)Michelangelo hurried to Sangallo 's solitary bachelor room with his sketches , asked the architect to design a stand which would simulate the seated Madonna . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)All the women got_up and offered their chairs , and when they were all seated again , the guests made their inquiries and their explanations . Related terms |
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