cheeklessadj.
/ˈtʃiːklᵻs/, U.S. /ˈtʃiklᵻs/ Without cheeks.
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cheekless1828
1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 23 598 He was, in fact, earless, eyeless, cheekless, noseless, and chinless..: he was all mouth.
1892 J. C. Burnett New Cure of Consumption (ed. 2) 160 A glum, ancient face, thin, almost cheekless, hollow eyes.
1938 S. F. Glass Prince who gave his Gold Away iii. 23 The face of her doll..was noseless and cheekless and one-eyed.
1986 R. Bakker Dinosaur Heresies (1988) viii. 165 All of today's Reptilia are cheekless.
2004 K. Christensen Epicure's Lament (2005) 203 Rotted Hugo grins cheekless underground, somewhere nearby.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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