long-faced

 [lawng-feyst, long-]  

long-faced

   [lawng-feyst, long-]
adjective
1.
having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
2.
having a face longer than the usual.
Origin:
1585–95
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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World English Dictionary
long face
 
—n
a disappointed, solemn, or miserable facial expression
 
long-'faced
 
—adj

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