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Definition of Double-chinned
1. Adjective. Having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Double-chinned
Literary usage of Double-chinned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New English by T[homas] L[aurence] Kington Oliphant (1886)
"Double chinned, i. 155. Double dead, i. 490. Double dealing, i. 355. Double double
beer, i. 593. Double down a page, ii. 125. Double entendre, i. ..."
2. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1860)
"... above the central doorway, sits in tight-buttoned uniform a fitting idol for
so ugly a shrine, the double-chinned effigy of the reigning monarch. ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1867)
"The pictures tell a good deal — Lady Pen, email, pale, sandy-haired — Sir Thomas,
red, coarse, double-chinned —but the narrative is mainly given through the ..."
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