lantern-jawed

[ lan-tern-jawd ]

/ ˈlæn tərnˌdʒɔd /

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adjective

having a lantern jaw.

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Origin of lantern-jawed

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby lantern-jawed

lantern clock, lanternfish, lanternfly, lantern gear, lantern jaw, lantern-jawed, lantern pinion, lantern ring, lantern slide, lantern wheel, lanthanide

How to use lantern-jawed in a sentence

Our squadron doctor was lean, well muscled, square jawed and blond.
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While I was working on Green Lantern, I met [DC Comics Chief Creative] Geoff Johns.
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Our first episode will really hang a lantern on everything being reset, and they just go right back to who they were.
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Square-jawed and muscular—in snapshots he looks like Channing Tatum in camo—Gibbs seemed to fit the mold of the ideal soldier.
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We sat in silence, watching through the window the old man's lantern as he swung away toward home.
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We—or rather Raglin and one or two others—jawed for an hour; but the wretches never yielded an inch.
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I wonder if that square-jawed devil has got a glimpse of us and is trying a lone-handed stalk himself?
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"I thought we hit a man," said the engineer, swinging his lantern far out into the darkness.
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The engineer took his lantern and silently went back and swung the spot of fire in the black, cold air.
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British Dictionary definitions for lantern-jawed

lantern-jawed

adjective

having a long hollow jaw that gives the face a drawn appearance

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