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double chin

double chin noun: a layer of subcutaneous fat under the chin, giving the appearance of having an extra chin.

double chin: a layer of subcutaneous fat under the chin, giving the appearance of having an extra chin
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Noun

double chin (plural double chins)

  1. A layer of subcutaneous fat under the chin, giving the appearance of having an extra chin.
    • "In the coach in which I rode, there was a vacant seat till our arrival in Birmingham. Leaving Birmingham I found it filled with a fat Englishman, in drab breeches and gaiter boots, the finest specimen of a thorough John Bull that I had seen—weight about sixteen stone. He wore two top coats, a...1958 October, “Liverpool to London in 1842”, in Railway Magazine, page 682

double chin meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

double chin in Tamil

இரட்டைத் தாடை

double chin in Tagalog

a layer of fat under the chin
kabil

double chin in Arabic

a layer of fat under the chin
ذِقْن مُزْدَوِج ḏiqn muzdawij, لُغْد luḡd, غَبَب ḡabab

Forms of double chin

pluraldouble chins

Questions about double chin

What does double chin mean?
Double chin means a layer of subcutaneous fat under the chin, giving the appearance of having an extra chin.
What is double chin in Tamil?
Double chin in Tamil is இரட்டைத் தாடை. See Double chin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is double chin?
Double chin is a noun.
What is the plural of double chin?
The plural of double chin is double chins.

Words near double chin in the dictionary

  1. double check
  2. double checked
  3. double checking
  4. double checks
  5. double chicane
  6. double chin
  7. double chins
  8. double click
  9. double clicks
  10. double coconut
  11. double coconuts

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