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† ˈsparrow-mouth Obs.
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A wide mouth suggestive of that of a sparrow.
1673Hickeringill Greg. F. Greyb. 314 Split jaws, sparrow mouths, grunting, lyons faces, hems, haws. 1699R. L'Estrange Fables ii. lvi. (1715) II. 55 Why what a Hawk's Nose have we got here! and what a Sparrow-Mouth! 1700S. Parker Six Philos. Ess. 25 To me it seems a Miracle that all Hypocrites don't squint, but come off without inverted Pupils, Sparrow-Mouths and blubber'd Lips. [1756T. Amory Buncle (1770) III. 215 His nose hooked like a buzzard, wide nostrils like a horse and his mouth sparrow.] |