ac·quain·tance

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• Quaintance, George — (c1915 Blue Mountain Range, VA 1957)    Illustrator. His homoerotic images were primarily physique nudes, mostly muscular cowboys and sailors. Moved to Los Angeles to work on the publication Physique Pictorial.    Source: Volker Janssen (ed.),… …   Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators

• acquaintance rape — ac·quain·tance rape ə kwānt ən(t)s n rape committed by someone known to the victim …   Medical dictionary

• acquaintance — ac|quain|tance [ ə kweıntəns ] noun 1. ) count someone you know a little, who is not a close friend: He recognized Mr. Hunter as an old business acquaintance from his years in banking. 2. ) uncount FORMAL knowledge of or experience with a person… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English