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sharp-cut

[ shahrp-kuht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

If not, stop him and try again, giving him a sharp cut with your whip just behind the right shoulder.

His keen eyes, his sharp-cut beard, a sort of sly unconcern marked him a legitimate summer exploration.

A sharp cut of the whip on the shoulders of each showed that the driver had observed them talking.

My own feeling was of unmixed wonder as I gazed at a calm profile above me, sharp-cut against the moon.

She noticed how little flesh there was on the finely modelled cheeks, how sharp cut was the bridge of the nose.

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