face bow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of face bow
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Alas! had he not enough perplexity of his own, that this new sorrow and shame should stare him in the face, bow him to the earth?
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Amanda Minnie Douglas
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