malar
adjective
of or relating to the cheek or zygomatic bone.
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malar
1 American
[mey-ler]
/ ˈmeɪ lər /
adjective
noun
malars
plural
Mälar
2
American
[mey-ler, -lahr]
/ ˈmeɪ lər, -lɑr /
noun
malar
British
/ ˈmeɪlə /
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of malar
1775–85; < New Latin mālāris of, pertaining to the cheek, equivalent to Latin māl ( a ) cheek, jaw ( see maxilla) + -āris -ar 1
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I knew he was thinking about malar and the fever.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
There is often a peculiar flush on the face, not limited to the malar eminences, but extending up to the roots of the hair.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various
Wounds of the malar bone were not infrequent.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
The yellow of the throat of the eastern form does not spread out laterally over the malar region, as does that of the western lark.
From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
He adduces, as another instance, the malar bone, which, in some of the Quadrumana and other mammals, normally consists of two portions.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles
Centuries ago, hunters and fishermen built their rude huts on the wooded islands at the outlet of Mälar Lake.
From Gerda in Sweden by McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell
Lake Mälar is unique in its way, being made up of a succession of narrow fiords, bays, and inlets.
From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Howard, Velma Swanston
We are off to Upsala; the paddles strike the waters of the Mälar, and we shoot away from the picturesque city of Stockholm.
From Pictures of Sweden by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
The paddles of the boat brushed along the waters of the Mälar; the old city retreated from view, and landscape after landscape of variegated beauty rose before us.
From Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Butterworth, Hezekiah
Also in Norway we have two rivers called Svart Elv, and in Sweden the Svart An, which falls into the Mälar Lake.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
Strongly developed malars are common, and they tend to project laterally more than frontally.
From A Racial Study of the Fijians by Gabel, Norman E.
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