<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Pear - shaped is a metaphorical term with several meanings, all in reference to the shape of a (European) pear, i.e. tapering towards the top . </P> <P> The comparison is more or less literal when the term is applied to people, where it means narrow at the shoulders and wide at the hips, a use that goes back to at least 1815, and one that can have either positive connotations (as in Venus figurines) or negative, depending upon the context . </P> <P> In the 20th century, another, more abstract use of the term evolved . When said of someone's voice, "pear - shaped" means rich and sonorous . The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) dates this use to 1925 . </P>

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