Lantern Jaw (Noun)
Meaning
A long thin lower jaw.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The politician's lantern jaw made him instantly recognizable in photographs.
- His prominent lantern jaw and pointed chin helped to accentuate his sharp facial features.
- Facial structure aside, the character actor's lantern jaw undoubtedly gave him his unique edge.
- Their efforts were hindered by their famous subject's unwillingness to correct his prominent lantern jaw through surgery.
- Being teased as a teenager about his large lantern jaw, he actively resisted the operation to fix it as a statement of pride.