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Definition of Leptorrhinian
1. Adjective. Having a long narrow nose.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leptorrhinian
Literary usage of Leptorrhinian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ancient Britain and the Invasions of Julius Caesar by Thomas Rice Holmes (1907)
"... intermediate, and leptorrhinian narrow.' *• I should have added that the
orbital index, which is important, denotes the relation of the breadth of the ..."
2. Materials for the Physical Anthropology of the Eastern European Jews by Maurice Fishberg (1907)
"... follows : It is evident from these figures that both Jews and Jewesses are
generally leptorrhinian. Broad noses are quite infrequent, NASAL INDEX JEWS . ..."
3. Memoirs of the American Anthropological and Ethnological Societies by American Ethnological Society, American Anthropological Association (1907)
"... is as follows : It is evident from these figures that both Jews and Jewesses
are generally leptorrhinian. Broad noses are quite infrequent, ..."
4. American Civilization and the Negro: The Afro-American in Relation to by Charles Victor Roman (1916)
"leptorrhinian. Thin-nosed; used to describe certain classes of people. Lugubrious.
Sad; mournful; indicating sorrow. Marchette or Marchetta. ..."
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