The bone immediately below the eye socket that sometimes forms a prominent swell. Cheek bones are also known as the zygomatic bone and together with the brow ridge work to protect the eyes in their sockets.
"Abraham Lincoln, an example of prominent cheekbones, looking straight into the camera," photograph by William Marsh, May 20, 1860.,Metropolitan Museum of Art
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