Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The line formed by the lower jaw.

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  • noun The lower edge of the side of the face (below the cheek), defined by the jawbone.

Etymologies

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jaw + line

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Examples

  • The jawline is easy to spot, no matter how bad the angle.

    Twilight Lexicon » New Picture 2008

  • Hayden Christianson's jawline is like my brother's so Anakin sort of reminds me of him.

    lalala packing and going to beeeed tragic_elegance 2008

  • The smear of ink across my jawline is the least of my problems.

    White Cat Holly Black 2010

  • The smear of ink across my jawline is the least of my problems.

    White Cat Holly Black 2010

  • He was clean-shaven and wearing a dress, heels and makeup at the time, but he does have a very strong jawline which is both a real biological tendency of men and the socialized expectation of them and wear his hair short.

    HOW DO WE DECIPHER SEX IN DAILY LIFE? » Sociological Images 2009

  • Check out the ESPN interview online—Ortiz is sporting an elaborate, reverse Trent Dilfer, shaving the outline of a goatee his jawline, with a long strip running from his mouth to his chin that looks like an access ramp on the Jersey turnpike.

    The Curse of Dan Johnson Jason Gay 2011

  • The new movie "Melancholia" is getting attention not just because it features Kirsten Dunst's comeback, Alexander Skarsgård's jawline and the end of the planet.

    Lighting Up Our Mental Ills Holly Finn 2011

  • On his wrist was a thick Audemars Piguet watch, and a shadow of black stubble was sprouting along his jawline.

    Djoko State of Mind Jason Gay 2011

  • He had an Irish nose, a classically Greek jawline, and so did Janice.

    The Adults Alison Espach 2011

  • I said when he moved his mouth along my jawline and I felt it tingle all the way down to . . .

    Raziel Kristine Douglas 2011

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