gap-toothed

English

adj
Definitions
  • exhibiting a gap between the teeth, especially between the two upper central incisors
  • 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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gap tothed affix from English gap + English toothed.

Origin

English

toothed

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