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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Rugged in outline

Hi.
What does it mean that 'his features are rugged in outline and his face is the face of a man of action rather than a man of thought."?

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soheil1 rugged in outline Not smooth. Generally rough-looking. CJ

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  • soheil1 rugged in outline Not smooth.
  • Generally rough-looking.
  • CJ
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soheil1rugged in outline
Not smooth. Generally rough-looking.

CJ
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Means he has 'strong muscles'?
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soheil1 Means he has 'strong muscles'?
No. 'rugged features' describes his face, not the rest of his body.

CJ
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So what is, for example a rugged nose, like
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soheil1So what is, for example a rugged nose, like
We don't use the word "rugged" that way. You don't have a rugged nose or rugged ears or a rugged mouth. You just have a rugged face, and "features" means "face".

Having a rugged face (or "rugged features") usually means that your skin is somewhat damaged by wind and sun and age, and perhaps a little
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Do you mean a face like:
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Or the face of someone who has "Marquio" disease?
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Look at the pictures of The Marlboro Man on the internet. That's a face with a rugged outline, an outdoorsy kind of face, rather than the face that you'd typically see on a symphony conductor, a chemistry professor, or CPA.
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soheil1They also say a wrinkled face have "zomokht" tissue.Do you mean rugged means"zomokht"? Or the face of someone who has "Marquio" disease?
You are being deliberately obtuse.

CJ
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