cheekbone

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek

Etymology

From Middle English chekebon, chekbone, from Old English ċēacbān (“cheekbone”); equivalent to cheek + bone. Compare Dutch kaakbeen (“jawbone”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum

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