dolichocephalic
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On the walls hung eight profiles of hawk-faced Sherlock Holmes, a curved pipe pendent from his thin lips and a deerstalker cap pushed down on his dolichocephalic skull.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of white races the Arabs and Kabyles of Algeria, and the Guanchos of the Canary Islands, are most notable for dolichocephalic tendency.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
Three of the skulls were observed by an expert to be dolichocephalic, but their fragile condition prevented the taking of actual measurements.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)
"I shall not look to see whether a man is black, white, or yellow; whether his skull is brachycephalic or dolichocephalic," replied Cosmo.
From The Second Deluge by Serviss, Garrett Putman
Heads with an index of 75 or under are called dolichocephalic; those between 75 and 80, mesaticephalic; and those over 80 brachycephalic.
From Negritos of Zambales by Reed, William Allan
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