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Meanings of person of short stature in English

Russian
лилипут

Person of unusually short stature.

лилипут
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Examples for "lilliputian"
Examples for "lilliputian"
1
He felt himself bound and pricked by a thousand delicate lilliputian bonds.
Eleanor
2
This is a pity, as their lilliputian self-assertion is most amusing.
Dogs and All about Them
3
In the middle of the lilliputian ranks the giant smoke-clouds leap like hellish gods.
Light
4
This kite system is like fitting a gigantic sail to a lilliputian boat, d'ye see?
The Giant of the North: Pokings Round the Pole
5
The lilliputian vehicles are ubiquitous in Japan - and they would be here, if Detroit had any sense.
Wired
Usage of person of short stature in English
1
Lorenz's voice suggested a person of short stature, small lung capacity, depressed chest.
Dark Universe
2
A person of short stature but of commanding bearing sat solemnly at the head of the table.
Metro 2033
3
They are no special annoyance to a person of short stature, but in my own case I was not reconciled to the practice.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar...
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