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Elegant

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Elégant. adj. [elegans, Latin.]

  1. Pleasing with minuter beauties.

    Trifles themselves are elegant in him. Pope.

    There may'st thou find some elegant retreat. London.

  2. Nice; not coarse; not gross.

    Polite with candour, elegant with ease. Pope.

Sources: Johnson, Samuel (5) · Pope, Alexander (393)

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