/ svelt; NAmE ; sfelt/ adjective
( approving ) ( of a person, especially a woman ) thin and attractive
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French , from Italian svelto .
/ svelt; NAmE ; sfelt/ adjective
( approving ) ( of a person, especially a woman ) thin and attractive
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French , from Italian svelto .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005