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ˈpig-faced, a.
Having a face resembling that of a pig.
pig-faced lady or pig-faced woman (earlier hog-faced gentlewoman), a reputed woman of rank or wealth, with a pig's face, for whom a husband was supposed to be wanted; the subject of much delusion among the credulous, from the 17th c. onwards. See Chambers' Book of Days II. 255.[Cf. 1640 hog-faced: hog n.1 12 c.] 1815Chron. in Ann. Reg. 17/1 The original invention of the pig-faced woman, about the year 1764. 1858Lytton What will he do i. i. 1 Farther on..rose the more pretending fabrics which lodged the attractive forms of the Mermaid, the Norfolk Giant, the Pig-faced Lady, the Spotted Boy, and the Calf with Two Heads. 1864R. Chambers Bk. Days II. 255/1 There can be few that have not heard of the celebrated pig-faced lady, whose mythical story is common to several European languages. Ibid. 257/2 The ‘pig-faced lady’ is not unfrequently exhibited..by showmen at fairs, etc...represented by a bear having its head carefully shaved, and adorned with cap, bonnet, ringlets, etc. |