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Ru·ben·esque | \ ˌrü-bə-ˈnesk 
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\Definition of Rubenesque
: of, relating to, or suggestive of the painter Rubens or his works especially : plump or rounded usually in a pleasing or attractive way a Rubenesque figure
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The first known use of Rubenesque was in 1815
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