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full-faced
[ fool-feyst ]
/ ËfÊlËfeÉȘst /
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adjective
having a plump or round face.
facing squarely toward the spectator or in a given direction.
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Origin of full-faced
First recorded in 1600â10
OTHER WORDS FROM full-faced
fullface, noun, adverbWords nearby full-faced
fullerite,
Fuller rose beetle,
fuller's earth,
fuller's teasel,
Fullerton,
full-faced,
full faith and credit,
full-fashioned,
full-figured,
full-fledged,
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How to use full-faced in a sentence
To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
But if Democrats are faced with the reality of a glut of qualified candidates, Republicans are assembling more of a fantasy team.
In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
So we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes.
It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
As long as may be necessary, Sam,â replied Mr. Pickwick, âyou have my full permission to remain.
It is full of poetic feeling, and the flesh tints are unusually natural.
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
British Dictionary definitions for full-faced
adjective
having a round full face
Also: full face facing towards the viewer, with the entire face visible
Derived forms of full-faced
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