leonine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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leonine [ˈlɪənaɪn] ADJ form

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His face has leonine characteristics; he has a ruddy complexion and burning eyes; and he speaks with much gravity.
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As the dance finishes, he realizes the other dancers have stopped and are watching them, his leonine air preventing the onlookers from bursting into applause.
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He had shaggy, leonine hair, a pet iguana and a climbing frame in his basement.
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Sometimes the dress she wears exhibits a rosetta pattern over each breast, an ancient leonine motif, which can be traced to observation of the shoulder-knot hairs on lions.
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His massive leonine head, forest-like eyebrows, firmly set jaw, powerful voice and ever-present scowl thrilled his supporters, angered his enemies, and delighted cartoonists.
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Wolf would be a misnomer: nothing so leonine has come down the pike in many a blue moon.
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Physically they are bipeds who strongly resemble big cats: they have leonine manes, but also have markings which distinguish their clan of origin.
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It is high; its leonine muzzle and one leg have been repaired since its rediscovery.
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The coalescence of papules on the face, particularly on the glabella, results in longitudinal folding and gives the appearance of a leonine facies.
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The base underneath these figures is adorned with leonine heads and makaras.
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