Mongolian fold

noun

1. epicanthus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mongolian fold¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The eyes, with black pupils, are both oblique and horizontal, and when the latter, are often accompanied by the Mongolian fold, which occurs most frequently among the women.

From Project Gutenberg

The supraciliary arch is prominent, and the eyebrows are generally fixed in a permanent scowl; the pupil is black, and the eyes often—though not as a rule—slightly oblique, with the Mongolian fold at the corner.

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A handsome, rather scornful, face, with aquiline nose, was only spoiled by the occurrence of the Mongolian fold in the inner corner of the eyelids.

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Face and nose are broad, and the eyes are horizontal, not oblique, lacking the Mongolian fold.

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There was only a touch of the Mongolian fold at the corner of her eyes.

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