LANTERN JAW


Meaning of LANTERN JAW in English

1. a distinctly protruding, often wide lower jaw.

2. a long, thin jaw.

[ 1690-1700; so called from the fancied resemblance of the face to the shape of a lantern ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .