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horse-faced

[hawrs-feyst]

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adjective

having a large face with lantern jaws and large teeth.

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Origin of horse-faced

First recorded in 1665–75

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for horse-faced

No more—bull-headed, horse-faced devils, away with them to the Terrace that they may once more gaze upon their lost homes!
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio vol. II (of 2)|Songling Pu
Yet right behind him walks B. He's a horse-faced bird who never smiles—wiry, monosyllabic—asks brusquely for a $4 room—gets it.
The Knack of Managing|Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson
It's an insult to Frazer to have a horse-faced guy listen to him.
The Trail of the Hawk|Sinclair Lewis
But, at sight, he loved the horse-faced, almost middle-aged swearer of strange oaths and smoker of strong cigars.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune

The General—a tall, lean, horse-faced man with a shrewd and not unkindly eye—yielded the point at once.
Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch