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The Following Words and Phrases May Describe
The Following Words and Phrases May Describe
o a round bald patch
o a slight squint
o bald-headed
o blue-eyed
o broad-shouldered
o clear blue eyes
o curly-haired
o eyes set wide apart
o hooded grey eyes
o icy blue eyes
o in a bun on the nape of her neck
o long silky blond hair
o mysterious dark eyes
o pale short-sighted eyes
o parted in the middle
o short curly hair
o sparkling green eyes
o thinning, silver grey hair
o too close together in a square
o waist-lenth
o wavy, auburn hair
Age:
twenty-one
a young sixty-five
fifty years old
old
elderly
middle-aged
youngish
in her thirties
in her mid-sixties
infant
toddler
new-born
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Hair:
Colour :
dark
fair
blonde
blond
a red head
brunette
ginger
platinum blonde
short
curly hair
balding
bald
wavy
frizzy
crew-cut
short back and sides
length
feather cut
loose-flawing
Examples:
Eyes / Colour :
blue
brown
green
hazel
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Eyes / Shape :
large
almond-shaped
round
bulging
squiting
Eyes / Character:
direct
laughing
warm
cold
close-set
Examples:
Eyebrows:
arched
pencilled
thin
heavy
bushy
Face:
smooth
lined
wrinkled round the eyes
oval
square
heart-shaped
spotty
high cheek bones
round
thin
has glasses
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a moustache
a beard
sideburns
freckles
long face
Examples:
Skin (complexion):
fair
olive
dark
tanned
freckled
blotchy
white
oily
dry
normal
ruddy
smooth
pock-marked
sallow
Mouth :
wide
mean
generous
thin-lipped
thick lips
bow lips
small mouth
big mouth
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Eyebrows:
bushy
plucked
Nose:
turned up
a long nose
a French nose
a Greek nose
big nose
flared nostrils
cute
straight
Examples:
big
small
thin
slim
slender
plump
fat
stout
overweight
dwarf
tall
short
average height
medium height
broad-shouldered
well-built
excellent figure
large waist
tiny waist
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long legs
a long-legged girl
Examples:
Figure:
long-legged
flat-chested
flat-footed
knock-kneed
pigeon-toed
short-waisted
long-waisted
Voice:
deep
loud
piercing
husky
smooth
high
squeaky
Examples:
an apron
a suit
well-dressed
fashionable / shabby / shapeless clothes
handsome
plain
good-looking
pretty
untidy
ugly
scruffy
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