mail-cheeked

[ meyl-cheekt ]

/ ˈmeɪlˌtʃikt /

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(of certain fishes) having the cheeks crossed with a bony plate.

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Question 1 of 7

Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First recorded in 1825–35

“We went on to Tramp…He was the most hideous dancer I had ever seen,” she tells the Mail.
From Playboy Prince to Dirty Old Man?|Tom Sykes|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He said the video was “a promotional thing” that he received in the mail at his church office.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I knew because I rifled through his mail that terrible October morning.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Hitchcock arrives about ten o'clock, reads his mail, and answers the few phone calls he gets.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So it went, the time passed, and he could scarcely wait until the stage reached the little town where he now received his mail.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Under it the preachers sometimes paused on their return from the postoffice where they received their mail every afternoon.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
As soon as he has been appointed it is the duty of the referee to notify him in person or by mail of his appointment.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
"I received this letter by the afternoon mail," said Mr. Carr, taking one from the safe enclosure of his pocket-book.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Mail matter may be carried by private persons, but this is limited to special trips.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles