tip-tilted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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From her mother, Mexican Actress Lupita Tovar, she inherited liquid, tip-tilted eyes of striking beauty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her generous mouth with its tip-tilted corners—an exotic, lovable mouth, too large for beauty, but of a remarkable texture and color—now drooped and her eyes filled,—filled beautifully, and yet did not brim over.
From The Heart's Country by Vorse, Mary Heaton
Crowley, with his fancy waistcoat and his tip-tilted hat, fitted the rôle he was playing.
From Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Day, Holman
There was no mistaking the long, tip-tilted nose of the shorter man and the glinting spectacles of the other.
From The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure by Merwin, Bannister
His tip-tilted nose and the roguish line of his mouth were his mother's.
From Their Son; The Necklace by Zamacois, Eduardo
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