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  • s  of a pleasing shape
    a well-turned ankle
  • s  (of language) aptly and pleasingly expressed
    a well-turned phrase

  • A slightly stooped, balding man with an appreciative eye for a well-turned leg, he has a point of order for every occasion, and when colleagues show annoyance at his .
  • From this high-voltage start flow 15 minutes of well-turned compliments, sly innuendo, intimate laughs, all floating on oceans of European charm.
  • The rite of investiture with the gold and purple Garter was neatly performed next day by the Duke of Gloucester, just below the well-turned knee of the Son of Heaven.

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