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Definition of Cheek by jowl
1. Adverb. In close proximity. "The houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl"
Definition of Cheek by jowl
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) In close proximity; crammed uncomfortably close together. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheek By Jowl
Literary usage of Cheek by jowl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adjustable Classification for Libraries by James Duff Brown (1898)
"... or to place the huge atlases of Johnston and Stanford cheek-by-jowl with pocket
varieties. Convenience, considerations of appearance, and even tradition ..."
2. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"... fall; Whose age in vain our mercy would implore, 30 The Devil, who brought
him to the shame, "| takes part; Sits cheek by jowl, in black, ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"Hand in hand, side by side, cheek by jowl, arm in ,i 1 1 n 4. Into junction, into
union. 5. In the same place. 6. In concert. moil, exert one's self, ..."
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