double chin


noun
  1. a fold of fat beneath the chin.

Origin of double chin

1
First recorded in1825–35

Other words from double chin

  • double-chinned, adjective

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How to use double chin in a sentence

  • He bowed, and the soft folds of his beautifully shaved double chin dropped a little lower over his high collar.

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  • More wishful beseeching must surely have softened a Deity with a sunburned nose and a double chin!

British Dictionary definitions for double chin

double chin

noun
  1. a fold of fat under the chin

Derived forms of double chin

  • double-chinned, adjective

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