Voluminous

Definition

voluminous /vǝ'lu:mÇnǝs/ adj ( fml or joc ) ၁။ ပြပြေရာင္းေရာင္း။ voluminous skirts/petticoats. ၂။ ေျမာက္ျမားေသာ။ ျမားေျမာင္ေသာ။ keep up a voluminous correspondence with sb ❍ voluminous reports. voluminously adv

Examples

1. ‘You couldn't tell what they were like
2. for they were draped in voluminous layers of fabric-bright pinks and dark blues.’
3. ‘Some Hawaiian women wear the muumuu
4. a voluminous dress originally designed by modest missionaries for Hawaiian women.’
5. ‘I matched his pace
6. though the voluminous skirts made it difficult.’
7. ‘She pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged her legs through the voluminous fabric of her skirts
8. closing her eyes and feeling resentment build.’
9. ‘She put her own book beside her in the chair and pulled her feet underneath her
10. wrapping the voluminous robe a little tighter.’
11. ‘Well
12. the Elizabethans wore voluminous clothing
13. and an item or two less should not offend even the most prudish
14. we suppose.’
15. ‘The other kept herself hidden in a voluminous cloak that rippled despite the lack of wind.’
16. ‘Across the street
17. young girls stared transfixed at the voluminous white dresses in the bridal-shop windows.’
18. ‘She was stumbling down the side of the road towards him
19. dressed in something quite voluminous.’
20. ‘Her back is to us as she faces a cardinal with voluminous robes and a malevolent expression.’
21. ‘Men often dressed in baggy black pants and colorful
22. wide-brimmed hats
23. while women wore voluminous black dresses
24. colorfully embroidered bodices
25. and lace bonnets.’
26. ‘A servant in voluminous green robes ducked her head in an abbreviated bow and gestured them into the house.’
27. ‘But in the nineteenth century women were difficult to save: their voluminous clothing was a dead weight in water
28. and modesty usually prevented their shedding their apparel
29. even when in danger of drowning.’
30. ‘I could not imagine how she had fit in there with such a voluminous dress.’
31. ‘His companion scurried to obey him
32. unclipping a ring of heavy keys from somewhere inside his voluminous robes.’
33. ‘Though the voluminous skirts of yesteryear were out of fashion
34. a slight bloom of the skirts was acceptable if not encouraged.’
35. ‘Her sleeves were puffed at her shoulders
36. then tapered to a shimmering fabric that exactly fit the curve of Violet's arms and the skirt
37. intricately stitched with vines
38. fell in voluminous folds from her waist.’
39. ‘I mean voluminous
40. fully-upholstered armchairs
41. so substantial they could almost double as a suite in their own right.’
42. ‘Inevitably
43. a selection of subjects from Augustine's voluminous writings reflects the particular interests and views of the author.’
44. ‘The letter to Gevaerts cited above exemplifies the tenor of his voluminous correspondence
45. which is filled with references to an encyclopedic body of ancient texts.’