gap-toothed

[ gap-tootht, -toothd ]

adjective

1. having a noticeable space between two teeth.

gap-toothed

adjective

1. having wide spaces between the teeth

Word History and Origins

Origin of gap-toothed¹

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

For a time it seemed as if nothing would break it, but gap-toothed Beaumanoir was a general as well as a warrior.

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The deceased potter was nick-named the "gap-toothed," because he had lost his front teeth in a brawl.

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Beside him a skinny man with a small head and a gap-toothed grin shuffled over the plank floor.

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The commentators, however, chose to read gap-toothed, as of more easy explanation.

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Did you ever hear of an ogre sighing himself to a shadow for love of a gap-toothed ogress?

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