Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the great muscles upon the front of the thigh, the vastus externus and internus, a portion of the latter being also termed the cruræus.
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Examples
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Read what Cicero and Quintilian say of enunciation, and see what a stress they lay upon the gracefulness of it; nay, Cicero goes further, and even maintains, that a good figure is necessary for an orator; and particularly that he must not be vastus, that is, overgrown and clumsy.
Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005
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Read what Cicero and Quintilian say of enunciation, and see what a stress they lay upon the gracefulness of it; nay, Cicero goes further, and even maintains, that a good figure is necessary for an orator; and particularly that he must not be vastus, that is, overgrown and clumsy.
Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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Read what Cicero and Quintilian say of enunciation, and see what a stress they lay upon the gracefulness of it; nay, Cicero goes further, and even maintains, that a good figure is necessary for an orator; and particularly that he must not be vastus, that is, overgrown and clumsy.
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1748 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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Minu vastus oli, et sel aastal pole veel vaadanud!
Tremors (1990) Ulmeguru 2009
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Kõik Napoli prügimajandusega seotud institutsioonid on PD käes - seega, mis oleks parem, kui luua üks katastroof, mille vastus oleks "prügipõleti"?
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2008
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Fotod tulid nii: a. kirjuta iga küsimuse vastus Flickri otsingusse b. vali üks pilt esimeselt lehelt
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2008
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Kõikse kummalisem on aga, et Johnil on igale küsimusele piisavalt ammendav vastus!
Jerome Bixby's The Man from Earth (2007) Ulmeguru 2008
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JT so sorry to hear about your andke and your vastus lateralis.
Achoo! 2006
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Mõnikord eksitakse vastustes ja siis õppejõud selgitab mitte ainult seda, miks vastus ei ole õige, vaid otsib/selgitab ka seda, miks üliõpilasel selline eksimus/arusaam võis tekkida ja üliõpilased kuulavad huviga.
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2008
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The vastus medialis obliquus (VMO), a teardroplike muscle on the inside of your thigh, works together with the flashier VL (vastus lateralis muscle) on the outside to hold the patella in place as the joint bends, so I take advantage of the thigh adduction and abduction machines, and my physical therapist showed me how to set the hip machine for a slow, careful quad workout.
Knee Change 2007
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