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Ru⋅bens

  [roo-buhnz; Flem. ry-buhns]
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–noun
Pe⋅ter Paul  [pee-ter pawl; Flem. pey-tuhr poul] , 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
Related forms:
Ru⋅ben⋅esque, Ru⋅ben⋅si⋅an  [roo-ben-zee-uhn] , adjective
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Ru·ben·esque   (rōō'bə-něsk')   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or in the style of painting of Peter Paul Rubens.

  2. Plump or fleshy and voluptuous. Used of a woman.


[Sense 2, from the frequent depiction of such women by Rubens.]
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Rubenesque 
of a woman's body, "rounded and plump," 1913, of the type characteristic of the paintings of Flem. painter Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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