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Pronunciation : Cheek
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. c?ace, c?oce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.]
Definition : 1. The side of the face below the eye.
2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] Caucer.
3. pl. (Mech.)
Defn: Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise; the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc.
4. pl.
Defn: The branches of a bridle bit. Knight.
5. (Founding)
Defn: A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a flask.
6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang] Cheek of beef. See Illust. of Beef. -- Cheek bone (Anat.) the bone of the side of the fase; esp., the malar bone. -- Cheek by jowl, side by side; very intimate. -- Cheek pouch (Zo?l.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food. -- Cheeks of a block, the two sides of the shell of a tackle block. -- Cheeks of a mast, the projection on each side of a mast, upon which the trestletrees rest. -- Cheek tooth (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth. -- Butment cheek. See under Butment.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cheek
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To be impudent or saucy to. [Slang.]
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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