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moon-faced
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ˈmunˌfeɪst
/
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moon
-feyst
]
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adjective
having a very round face, regarded as resembling a full moon.
Origin:
1610–20
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moon-faced
—
adj
having a round face; full-faced
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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