Definition of "cheekbone" [cheekbone]

• See zygomatic bone. (noun)

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• "His whiskers were an untamed sorrel bristling and across his cheekbone was the ugly scar of a half healed wound."
• "It’s another thing entirely to have two images side by side, take measurements of various facial proportions such as cheekbone height and nose width, and find that they do not match."
• "The use of "cheekbone" and "teeth" represents his enemies as fierce, like wild beasts ready to devour (Ps"