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widemouthed

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[wahyd-mouthd, -moutht] / ˈwaɪdˌmaʊðd, -ˌmaʊθt /

adjective

  1. (of a person, object, body of water, etc.) having a mouth that is wide.

    a widemouthed river.

  2. (of a person) having the mouth opened wide, as in astonishment or horror.


Etymology

Origin of widemouthed

First recorded in 1585–95; wide + mouth + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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This morning I actually poured the bacon grease into a "widemouthed metal container" instead of just thinking about doing it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Grandma gazed above him at the widemouthed bass.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

Over his head on the wall above the desk was a widemouthed bass, stuffed.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

The figure seated on a large boulder at the foot of a round tower was that of a broadshouldered deepchested stronglimbed frankeyed redhaired freelyfreckled shaggybearded widemouthed largenosed longheaded deepvoiced barekneed brawnyhanded hairylegged ruddyfaced sinewyarmed hero.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James

Having the shape of a widemouthed bell; campanulate.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

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