moon-faced

American

[moon-feyst] / ˈmunˌfeɪst /

adjective

having a very round face, regarded as resembling a full moon.

moon-faced British

adjective

having a round face; full-faced

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Etymology

Origin of moon-faced

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

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But Carl Rossby, a moon faced, jolly Swede, has turned up many another useful fact about weather since he arrived in the U.S. and went to work for the Weather Bureau in 1926.

From Time Magazine Archive

As I was opening my eyes a lovely moon faced my window, and shone into my bed, so brightly that at first I thought it was a lamp suspended to my shutter.

From Confessions of a Book-Lover by Egan, Maurice Francis

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