jowl

jowl ¹  (joul)

n.

1. The jaw, especially the lower jaw.

2. The cheek.

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[Middle English chavel, chaule, jaule (influenced by joue, jaw or jol, head), from Old English ceafl.]

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jowl ²  (joul)

n.

1. The flesh under the lower jaw, especially when plump or flaccid.

2. A fleshy part similar to a jowl, such as the dewlap of a cow or the wattle of a fowl.

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[Alteration of Middle English cholle (influenced by Middle English joue, jaw or jol, head).]

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jowl¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the jaw, esp the lower one

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (often plural) a cheek, esp a prominent one

cheek by jowl See cheek [7]

[Old English ceafl jaw; related to Middle High German kivel, Old Norse kjaptr]

jowled  adj

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jowl²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) fatty flesh hanging from the lower jaw

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a similar fleshy part in animals, such as the wattle of a fowl or the dewlap of a bull

[Old English ceole throat; compare Old High German kela]

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jowl - The head and shoulders of certain fishes, such as salmon and sturgeon.

See also related terms for shoulder.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jowl - the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth jawbone, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla gnathion - the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline gonion - the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw mandibular notch - small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone pogonion - the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin symphysion - the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible articulator - a movable speech organ condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle - the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull coronoid process of the mandible - the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle jaw - the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth lantern jaw - a long thin lower jaw
	2.	jowl - a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging) face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" feature, lineament - the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"

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jowl

noun

cheek by jowl with something or someone near to, adjacent to, hard by, within striking distance of (informal), nearby to, just round the corner from, within spitting distance of (informal), close by to, within sniffing distance of, proximate to, nigh to, a hop, skip and a jump away from She and her family have to live cheek by jowl with these people.

Translations

jowl [dʒaʊl] N (gen pl) (= jaw) → quijada f; (= cheek) → carrillo m; (= chin) → barbilla f (Zool) → papada f
a man with heavy jowls → un hombre mofletudo

jowl [ˈdʒaʊl]

n
to be cheek by jowl with sb (= very close) → être tout près de qn jowls

npl → bajoue f

jowl

n (= jaw) → (Unter)kiefer m; (often pl) (= cheek) → Backe f; (= fold of flesh) → Hängebacke f ? cheek

jowl [dʒaʊl] n (cheek) → guancia; (jaw) → mandibola
a man with heavy jowls → un uomo con le guance cascanti