It's older English, not in common use any more, but IME tends to mean something more than simply appealing to the eye.
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Okay, I looked it up and this is what I found.
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A woman with the kind of refined beauty and attractiveness that requires poise, dignity, and strength of mind and character, things that often come with age; not merely sex-appeal. Usually applied to a woman who is also very well-groomed and from an upper class background.
This phrase is very dated and rarely used in today's English. Those who don't understand the term could almost be insulted by the word "handsome" being applied to a woman, mistakenly thinking you're saying she is masculine.
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Seems to describe Lacey's "way" (as defined by the Billy Joel song).
10-26-2008, 09:12 PM
