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set of one's jaw

noun

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  1. The manner of one's lower facial expression, especially as suggesting firm resolve, or…

    The manner of one's lower facial expression, especially as suggesting firm resolve, or intensity of thought or feeling.

    • But he made no audible comment, though his thoughts were as black as his brow and as grimly fashioned as the set of his jaw.
    • She saw anger in the very turn of his head and set of his jaw.
    • But it was the set of her jaw and the coolness in her green eyes that made me feel how really formidable she was.

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