Thin-faced, or lanthorn-jawed.
See lanthorn-jawed.
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Jaw>>. II. Jawed ·adj Having jaws; — chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person. ...
·adj Having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, with the upper incisors in advance of the low...
Thin-visaged: from their cheeksbeing almost transparent. Or else, lenten jawed; i.e. having the jaws...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The state of rope when its strands are straightened by being much strained and untwisted, and from i...
The Sailor's Word-Book