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Lantern Jaw

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Noun

1. lantern jaw

a long thin lower jaw

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lantern Jaw

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noun
(when plural, refers to upper and lower jaw; when singular usually to lower jaw)
a long hollow jaw that gives the face a drawn appearance

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Lantern Jaw

see synonyms of lantern jaw
1. 
a projecting lower jaw
2.  [pl.]
long, thin jaws, with sunken cheeks, that give the face a lean, gaunt appearance

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lantern Jaw

see synonyms of lantern jaw
n.
1. A lower jaw that protrudes beyond the upper jaw.
2. A long, thin jaw that gives the face a gaunt appearance.

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