marionette line

English
marionette lines
marionette lines

Noun

marionette line (plural marionette lines)

  1. wrinkles starting at, and perpendicular to, both corners of the mouth, reminiscent of the hinged jaw of a marionette.
    • 2006, Loretta Ciraldo, 6 Weeks to Sensational Skin, page 196:
      Marionette lines — another kind of groove — form at the edges of the mouth and run down toward the chin. They look almost like a permanent frown.
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