Their gross exaggeration was fondly counted upon to make her appear sylphlike by comparison with the images she raised.
"Aurora the Magnificent"
Gertrude Hall
It is one of the commonest delusions among fat men that horseback riding will bring them down and make them sylphlike and willowy.
"Cobb's Anatomy"
Irvin S. Cobb
A dress wonderfully becoming to a slender sylphlike girl may become a tragedy on her plump classmate.
"Appropriate Clothes for the High School Girl"
Virginia M. Alexander