flews
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of flews
First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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He has a houndlike face, with droopy flews.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2020
The lips are darkly pigmented and are pendulous, falling squarely in front and, toward the back, in loose hanging flews.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2010
EYES—The eyes are deeply sunk in the orbits, the lids assuming a lozenge or diamond shape, in consequence of the lower lids being dragged down and everted by the heavy flews.
From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert
The muzzle moderately deep and fairly square; from the stop to the point of the nose should be long, the nostrils wide, and the jaws of nearly equal length; flews not too pendulous.
From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert
On seeing John for the first time, he broadened his big flews and stiffened his thick stern, according to his wont with all intruders, but in this instance the intruder was not afraid.
From The Christian A Story by Caine, Hall, Sir
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