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Webster 1913 Edition

Lantern-jawed

Lan′tern-jawedˊ

,

Adj.

Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws;

as, a

lantern-jawed

person

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Definition 2024

lantern-jawed

lantern-jawed

See also: lantern jawed

English

Alternative forms

lantern jawed

Adjective

lantern -jawed ‎(not comparable)

With a protruding or jutting lower jaw.
- 1913, D. H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 15:
  He was very thin and lantern-jawed. He dared not meet his own eyes in the mirror; he never looked at himself.