Lectionary Calendar
Monday, November 4th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Cheek

King James Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Checker
Next Entry
Cheer
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

CHEEK, n.

1. The side of the face below the eyes on each side.
2. Among mechanics, cheeks are those pieces of a machine which form corresponding sides, or which are double and alike as the cheeks of a printing press, which stand perpendicular and support the three sommers, the head, shelves and winter the cheeks of a turners lathe the cheeks of a glaziers vise the cheeks of a mortar, and of a gun-carriage the cheeks of a mast, which serve to sustain the trestle trees, &c.

Cheek by jowl, closeness, proximity.

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Cheek'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​c/cheek.html.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile