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  • a  of or characteristic of or resembling a lion

  • The commando had a leonine visage, broad shoulders and a quick gait.
  • Once with a flowing leonine mane, the disease has left him balding and pallid.
  • Dark and leonine, Mr Davies has a baritone voice that captivates the audience.
News & Articles

  • A Big Litter of Ancient Cats
    The gilded sculpture “Leonine Goddess” will be on public view for the first time in the Brooklyn Museum’s show “Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt.”
    July 19, 2013 - New York Times
Quotes

  • Shawn Levy in USA Today
    For all the fuss over the sex scenes, the most gripping material in this estimable little film involved Baldwin's leonine old-school casino boss railing against the corporatization of his dirty little world,Levy says. "He hasn't been this...

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