cheekbone

[cheek-bohn]

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noun

the zygomatic bone.
the part of that bone below the eye forming the prominence of the cheek.
the area of the cheek overlying this bone.

cheekbone

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noun

the nontechnical name for zygomatic bone

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cheekbone¹

before 1000; Middle English chekbon, Old English ceacban. See cheek, bone ( def. )

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He adored her high cheekbones and broken English.

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The trio adjust their poses and edit their faces in great detail - extending eyelashes and reshaping their cheekbones.

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PC Attwell, who was in court surrounded by family and colleagues, spent days in hospital with severe facial injuries including a fractured cheekbone, eye socket and broken nose.

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With his dark eyes and chiseled cheekbones, he was slotted into mostly boring love-interest roles.

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He was struck accidentally near his cheekbone as the Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin leapt for a rebound in the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center.

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cheek cheek by jowl

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