Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective short and thick; especially having short legs and heavy musculature; -- of people.
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- adjective lower than average
- adjective short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
- adjective lower than average
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Examples
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Some people are born with the type of mouth that is made for snoring: a thick and low-set soft palate.
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The way the diamonds appear, very low-set, was the way rings were constructed at the turn of the last century.
Twilight Lexicon » Bella’s Engagement Ring, By Infinite Jewelry 2010
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To emphasize that role, they were crossed with pugs and some other toy breeds to produce a smaller dog with a dome-shaped head, low-set ears, a much shorter muzzle, and a pushed-up nose.
Born to Bark Stanley Coren 2010
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At last we turned into Wentworths rhododendron-lined entranceway and drove slowly toward what seemed to be a low-set white castle.
The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009
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At last we turned into Wentworths rhododendron-lined entranceway and drove slowly toward what seemed to be a low-set white castle.
The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009
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It can cause a lot of deformities, like low-set ears, webbing of the neck.
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At last we turned into Wentworths rhododendron-lined entranceway and drove slowly toward what seemed to be a low-set white castle.
The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009
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At last we turned into Wentworths rhododendron-lined entranceway and drove slowly toward what seemed to be a low-set white castle.
The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009
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The low-set table in her unassuming third floor flat was laid with home made apple strudel cut finely into stripsandabowl of freshly warmed popcorn that perched appetizingly on the corner.
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While he smoked he padded around the yard, singing “American Pie” in a low-set croon.
The Beautiful Miscellaneous Dominic Smith 2007
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