English Explanatory Dictionary

cut of one's jib

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person's general appearance, manner, or style.

Pronunciation

/ˌkʌt‿əv wʌnz ˈd͡ʒɪb/ En-au-cut of one's jib.ogg

Word forms

cut of one's jib cut of their jibs cuts of their jibs

Etymology

From cut (“a way of shaping or styling”) and jib (“a triangular staysail set forward of the foremast”), originally a nautical expression alluding to the identification of far-off sailing vessels by the shape of their sails. The idiomatic sense may have been influenced by the similarity of a triangular jib sail to a person’s nose.

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