Mongolian fold

American  

noun

1. epicanthus.

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Etymology

Origin of Mongolian fold

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The Mongolian fold is very slight in 2.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)

This fold, which has been called the Mongolian fold, often also covers the whole free rim of the upper lid, so that the insertion of the eyelashes is hidden.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

As far as my observations go, the Mongolian fold is very slight with the natives of Borneo, or not present at all, and the obliquity of the eyes is seldom striking.

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl

Mongolian fold slightly developed in about 25 per cent.

From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper

Mongolian fold slightly developed in one third of cases.

From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper