lantern-jawed

lantern-jawed
/lan"teuhrn jawd'/, adj.
having a lantern jaw.
[1690-1700]

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  • lantern jawed — adjective See lantern jawed …   Wiktionary

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  • lantern-jawed — adjective having a long narrow jaw and cheeks that sink inwards …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Jawed — (j[add]d), a. Having jaws; chiefly in composition; as, lantern jawed. Jawed like a jetty. Skelton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lantern jaw — n. [from resemblance to the early lantern with long sides of thin, concave horn] 1. a projecting lower jaw 2. [pl.] long, thin jaws, with sunken cheeks, that give the face a lean, gaunt appearance lantern jawed adj …   English World dictionary

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