"She was in the middle thirties, and fairly stout, but she carried her flesh sensuously as some women can. her face, above a spotted dress of dark, crepe-de-shine, contained no facet or gleam of beauty, but there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her..."
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"sensuously" meaning
in a way that expresses or suggests physical, especially sexual, pleasure or satisfaction
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her body is pretty, face isn't
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crepe-de-chine
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husband can't afford silk, buys crepe-de-chine instead
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