Meaning of gap-toothed | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Exhibiting a gap between the teeth, especially between the two upper central incisors.
   not-comparable
2. 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.
   not-comparable

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Examples

“Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, another gap-toothed woman, appears in a clip from her address to the Salvation Army.”

“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.”

“Other slices of Canadian life included scenes of Niagara Falls, log-rolling, gap-toothed hockey players, and beer halls.”

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