marionette line

English

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.