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set of one's jaw

set of one's jaw noun: the manner of one's lower facial expression, especially as suggesting firm resolve, or intensity of thought or feeling.

Noun

set of one's jaw

  1. (set phrase) The manner of one's lower facial expression, especially as suggesting firm resolve, or intensity of thought or feeling.
    • But he made no audible comment, though his thoughts were as black as his brow and as grimly fashioned as the set of his jaw.1909, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter 18, in The Bronze Bell
    • She saw anger in the very turn of his head and set of his jaw.1919, Mary Roberts Rinehart, chapter 30, in Long Live the King

Questions about set of one's jaw

What does set of one's jaw mean?
Set of one's jaw means the manner of one's lower facial expression, especially as suggesting firm resolve, or intensity of thought or feeling.
What part of speech is set of one's jaw?
Set of one's jaw is a noun.

Words near set of one's jaw in the dictionary

  1. set nets
  2. set netted
  3. set netter
  4. set netters
  5. set netting
  6. set of one's jaw
  7. set of pipes
  8. set of wheels
  9. set off
  10. set on
  11. set on a pedestal

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