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rubber-faced

[ ruhb-er-feyst ]
/ ˈrʌb ərˌfeɪst /

adjective

having a face with unusually mobile features: a rubber-faced comedian.

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Origin of rubber-faced

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby rubber-faced

rubber-bulb syringe, rubber cement, rubber check, rubber cheque, rubber-chicken circuit, rubber-faced, rubber goods, rubber ice, rubberize, rubber jaw, rubber latex
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Example sentences from the Web for rubber-faced

  • The tingling of the batsman's fingers which might result could be neutralised by the use of a rubber-faced bat.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, July 1, 1914|Various

  • The gun-captains muzzled the rubber-faced shoulder-pieces, and the long lean muzzles behind the shields shifted fractionally.

    A Fleet in Being|Rudyard Kipling