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Definition of Big-bellied
1. Adjective. Having a prominent belly.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Big-bellied
Literary usage of Big-bellied
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to the abdomen: potbelly (vulgar); see ABDOMEN. corpulent, o. fat,
big-bellied (now chiefly vulgar), bellied (vulgar). corpselike, a. cadaverous ..."
2. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Baretti (1851)
"... To be frustrated in one's wishes and expectations. . . • BARRIGUDO, DA, a.
big-bellied. .... Bigbellied ..."
3. Observations on Forest Scenery by William Gilpin (1834)
"She sat with me on Neptune's yellow sand, Marking the embarked traders on the
flood; When we have laugh'd to see the sails conceive, And grow big-bellied ..."
4. A Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English; with Numerous by William Owen Pughe (1832)
"... To make a big belly, to swell the belly ; to cause a gestation ; to become
big-bellied; to become big with young. ..."
5. The Scottish Songs by Robert Chambers (1829)
"No sly man of business, contriving a snare ; Tor a big-bellied bottle's the whole
... There a big-bellied bottle still eases my care. The wife of my bosom, ..."
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