dish-faced

dish-faced
\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: having the face somewhat concave — used especially of certain dogs, cattle, horses, and hogs

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dishˈ-faced adjective
Having a round, flat face, or (in animals) a concavity in the face
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Main Entry:dish

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dish-faced «DIHSH FAYST», adjective.
having a flattened or somewhat hollow face: »

... a short, shrivelled little fellow, dish-faced and battered (New Yorker).


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