pigface

British

/ ˈpɪɡˌfeɪs /

noun

a creeping succulent plant of the genus Carpobrotus, having bright-coloured flowers and red fruits and often grown for ornament: family Aizoaceae

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Rieflin, 54, began his far-ranging musical career in mid-1970s Seattle’s developing punk scene; since then, the multi-instrumentalist has released three solo LPs, amid collaborations with artists from R.E.M and Nine Inch Nails to industrial cult acts Ministry, Pigface and KMFDM.

From Seattle Times

She can’t see past Becky’s pudgy frame to her sweetness, her raucous sense of humor, her generous willingness to forgive the high-school “friends” who once taunted her with the nickname “Pigface.”

From Slate

Then I had an epiphany when I saw Pigface, a Nile softshell turtle, batting around a basketball at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

From US News

We have been forced to boil the tops of the pigface, to satisfy the wants of nature.

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