gap-toothed
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gap-toothed
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From Middle English gap tothed, gapt tothed (also gaptothe), alteration of earlier gat-tothed (literally “gate-toothed”), equivalent to gap + toothed.
adjective
- Exhibiting a gap between the teeth, especially between the two upper central incisors. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, another gap-toothed woman, appears in a clip from her address to the Salvation Army.
- Exhibiting a gap where a tooth is missing, as of a child who has lost a baby tooth, or an adult who has lost a permanent tooth. The gap-toothed grins of many 7- and 8-year-olds reflect the rapid loss of baby teeth and eruption of permanent teeth during the early school years, although children typically do not lose all of their primary teeth until they are about 12 years old.
Similar: diastematic, gappy
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adjective
Similar: diastematic, gappy
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adj having a gap between the front teeth
| Français | qui a les dents du bonheur |
|---|---|
| Русский | щерба́тый ščerbátyj |
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