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lantern jaw definition

lantern jaw

  1. a projecting lower jaw
  2. long, thin jaws, with sunken cheeks, that give the face a lean, gaunt appearance

Etymology: from resemblance to the early lantern with long sides of thin, concave horn

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