cheekbone

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the prominent bone below and beside the eye that forms the upper part of the cheek and part of the eye socket

   The fall left a dark bruise along his right cheekbone.

From Middle English chekebon, continuing Old English ceacban; in modern terms, cheek + bone. The anatomical name zygomatic bone comes from Greek zygon ('yoke'), referring to the arch it forms at the side of the face.

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