po-faced

po-faced
adjective Etymology: perhaps from po chamber pot, toilet, from French pot pot Date: 1934 British having an assumed solemn, serious, or earnest expression or manner ; piously or hypocritically solemn

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  • -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 * * * faced «fay …   Useful english dictionary

  • Faced — (f[=a]st), a. Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth faced, two faced. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • faced — [ feıst ] suffix used with some adjectives to make other adjectives describing the face of someone or something: a grim faced receptionist a brass faced clock …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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

  • -faced — [fāst] combining form having a (specified kind of) face [round faced] …   English World dictionary

  • faced-lined — ˈfaced lined, a. Her. [f. faced ppl. a. + lined ppl. a.] Of a garment: Having the lining visible. in Berry Encycl. Herald. s.v. in Elvin Dict. Herald. 57 …   Useful english dictionary

  • faced — adjective having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination (Freq. 2) a neatly faced terrace • Ant: ↑faceless • Similar to: ↑baby faced, ↑bald faced, ↑featured, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • faced — bra·zen·faced; faced; shame·faced; sheep·faced; un·faced; shame·faced·ly; shame·faced·ness; sheep·faced·ly; sheep·faced·ness; uni·faced; …   English syllables

  • -faced — [[t] feɪst[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED faced combines with adjectives to form other adjectives that describe someone s face or expression. → See also , bare faced, , poker faced, , shamefaced, , two faced ...a slim, thin faced man... The committee… …   English dictionary

  • Faced — Face Face (f[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Facing}.] 1. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • faced — 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (From shit faced.) □ Lord, is he faced! □ Who is that guy on the corner who looks so faced? 2. mod. rejected by a member of the opposite sex. (Collegiate.) □ I’ve been faced again, and I hate it! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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