-faced

-faced
-faced UK [feɪst] US suffix
used with some adjectives to make other adjectives describing the face of someone or something

a grim-faced receptionist

a brass-faced clock

Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym

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faced «fayst», adjective.
having a special finish on the face or surface: »

faced cloth.

combining form. having a _____ face or look: »

Round-faced = having a round face. Satin-faced garments = garments having a satin face.

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/ˌfeıst/ combining form
1 : having a particular kind of face

a fresh-faced girl

freckle-faced [=having a face with many freckles]

2 : having a particular kind of surface or front

a brick-faced house


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • -faced — [fāst] combining form having a (specified kind of) face [round faced] * * * …   Universalium

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