CHEEK

n. Chek. A.-s.,ceac. Gr., yvd . Lat., bucca, gena. Fr., joue. Ger., Wange, Backe. It., guuncia. Sp., mejilla', carrillo. The soft parts forming the side of the face and the lateral wall of the cavity of the mouth. Fixed c. In certain Crustacea, a small semicircular area on each side of and continuous with the glabellum. [L. 11, 147.] Free c's, Movable c's. In certain of the Crustacea, the lateral movable portions of the cephalic shield, which bear the eyes. [L, 11, 14.] CHEENA (Hind., Beng.), n. The Panicum miliaceum. [B, 172.] [s. 211]