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deformity
Pathol an acquired or congenital distortion of an organ or part Deformity See also Lameness. Calmady, Sir Richard born without lower legs. [Br. Lit.: Sir Richard Calmady, Walsh Modern, 84] embittered young man with club foot seeks fulfillment. [Br. Lit.: Of Human Bondage] one-eyed monsters. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey] Joseph Merrick, whose deformed face was said to resemble an elephant’s. [Br. Cinema: The Elephant Man] 1930s macabre movie about sideshow people. [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 278] his disfigured face had a perpetual horrible grin. [Fr. Lit.: Hugo The Man Who Laughs in Benét, 632] deformed man, both brave and witty. [Fr. Folklore: Wheeler Dictionary, 237] son of Aphrodite and Dionysus; grotesque man with huge phallus. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 233] hunchbacked bell-ringer. [Fr. Lit.: Hunchback of Notre Dame] crook-back king. [Br. Lit.: Shakespeare Richard III] harelipped girl is servant on brother’s farm. [Br. Lit.: Precious Bane, Magill I, 778–780] supposedly harmless sedative resulted in disfigured babies. [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 582–583] deformed Greek officer at the siege of Troy, famed for his malevolence. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] (1864–1901) crippled and stunted; became great artist. [Fr. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 13] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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