Meaning of chinful | Babel Free

Definitions

An amount that covers the chin.

Examples

“They semi-roughed it near Dwyer, Ontario and came home with a deer, some tall tales about life in the wilds and four chinsful of whiskers.”

“He had shoulder length brown hair, a speech defect and a chinful of pimples on the verge of bursting.”

“Out of the corner of my eye I notice a grizzled old black lady with a chinful of hair wistfully studying the phone in my hand and give her a thumbs-up sign that I'm almost through.”

“So this Simple Guide to the current 'galateo' and everyday social relations in contemporary Italy will not presume to lecture you on such matters as how to hold your fork in the land of pasta, though admittedly eating spaghetti without getting a chinful of sauce is a challenge if you choose to obey the Italian don'ts (don't cut it up, don't use a spoon).”

“Fred's eyes have creases round them and his face looks thinner, shadowed by a chinful of stubble, but he's undeniably good-looking.”

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