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the cut of his jib
The form of his profile, the cast of his countenance; as, "I knew him by the cut of his jib." A naut...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
In sloops, where the head-sails are termed foresail-jib and outer-jib, if set from the foremast-head. It is now very common for ships to set two standing jibs, the stay and tack of the inner one being secured at the middle of the jib-boom.
The form of his profile, the cast of his countenance; as, "I knew him by the cut of his jib." A naut...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.