Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Avoirdupois--Brother Matt

Avoirdupois
   means   
Weight, Heaviness
"Yet until middle age and avoirdupois overtook her, Mary was no slouch."-John Updike; From the French words: Avoir - to have, Du - "some" when preceded by a verb, Poids - pounds
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Brother Matt's triathelons keep avoirdupois at bay, so that he can still sport his bicycle onesie.

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