tip-tilted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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From her mother, Mexican Actress Lupita Tovar, she inherited liquid, tip-tilted eyes of striking beauty.
From Time Magazine Archive
The room was always open between morning and afternoon school, and it was not an uncommon sight to see members of the form reading novels in tip-tilted chairs.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton
A merry little woman with straw-colored hair and pert, tip-tilted nose and much vivacity and complexion, had apparently taken the lead in the warfare of chaff and fun.
From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by King, Charles
Dalton leaned back in his chair, so far back that he nearly tip-tilted over it.
From The Spoilers of the Valley by Watson, Robert
A pair of black eyes, a head covered with short brown curls, two red cheeks, and a tip-tilted nose—that was Susan.
From Black-Eyed Susan by Phillips, Ethel Calvert
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