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jo·lie laide (z̸hō̂ lē led′)

a girl or woman oddly attractive though not conventionally beautiful

Etymology: Fr, lit., pretty ugly woman

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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