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The bone scaffolding that launched a thousand selfie angles and chewing-gum routines.
means The contour formed by the lower edge of the jaw, running from chin to ear, often admired as a marker of facial definition.
from A transparent compound of "jaw" plus "line." "Jaw" comes through Middle English "jowe," of uncertain origin but possibly tangled up with Old French "joue" (cheek) and influenced by "chaw," an old word for chewing. "Line" descends from Latin "linea," a string or thread of flax ("linum"), the same root that gives us "linen" — so a "jawline" is literally the thread the jaw traces along the face. As a single fused word it's a fairly modern coinage, riding the rise of describing faces in terms of their geometry.
- chewing myth
- Gum builds masseter muscle, not actual bone definition
- strongest muscle
- Jaw muscle bites with over 200 pounds force
- forensic clue
- Mandible reveals age, sex, and ancestry to anthropologists
- unique bone
- Jaw is the skull's only movable bone
- angle obsession
- Camera tilt reshapes jawlines more than genetics
henry cavill — actor whose defined jawline became a meme and defining feature of his appearance
jean-claude van damme — martial artist and actor famous for his prominent square jawline in 1980s-90s action films
brad pitt — actor whose jawline was frequently cited as a beauty standard in 1990s-2000s media