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单词 lantern jaw
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lantern jaw in British English

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

lantern jaw in American English

1. 
a projecting lower jaw
2.  [pl.]
long, thin jaws, with sunken cheeks, that give the face a lean, gaunt appearance
Derived forms
lantern-jawed (ˈlanˌtern-jawed)
adjective
Word origin
from resemblance to the early lantern with long sides of thin, concave horn

Examples of 'lantern jaw' in a sentence
lantern jaw

He ran a hand over his lantern jaw and down the pale scar along his cheek.
John Murray A FEW SHORT NOTES ON TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES (2003)
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