Chin, n.

n. [A-S. cinne, cin, O. Sax. kinni, Icel. kinn, D. kin, O. H. Ger. chinni, M. H. Ger. kinne, Ger. kinn; Goth. kinnus, Dan. & Sw. kind, cheek, akin to Lat. gena, Gr. γένυς, Skr. ganda. The root is the Goth. keian, keinan, O. H. Ger. kinan, N. H. Ger. keimen, to germinate, A-S. cinan, to split, cennan, to bring forth.] The lower extremity of the face,