moon-facedadj.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnˌfeɪst/,

/ˌmuːnˈfeɪst/, U.S.

/ˈmunˌfeɪst/

Forms: see moon n.¹ and faced adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, faced adj.¹

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + faced adj.¹

Of a person: having a round full face; (figurative) having a dreamy or distracted expression. Of a clock, etc.: having a pale face or dial, resembling the moon's disc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > types of face > [adjective]

flatc1400

hardc1400

low-cheeredc1400

large?a1425

ruscledc1440

well-visagedc1440

platter-faced1533

well-faced1534

full-faced1543

fair-faced1553

bright-faceda1560

crab-faced1563

crab-snouted1563

crab-tree-faced1563

long-visaged1584

owlya1586

wainscot-faced1588

flaberkin1592

rough-hewn1593

angel-faced1594

round-faced1594

crab-favoured1596

rugged1596

weasel-faced1596

rough-faced1598

half-faced1600

chitty1601

lenten-faced1604

broad-faced1607

dog-faced1607

weaselled-faced1607

wry-faced1607

maid-faced1610

warp-faced1611

ill-faceda1616

lean-faceda1616

old-faceda1616

moon-faced1619

monkey-faced1620

chitty-face1622

chitty-faceda1627

lean-chapt1629

antic-faced1635

bloat-faced1638

bacon-facea1640

blue-faced1640

hatchet-faced1648

grave1650

lean-jawed1679

smock-faced1684

lean-visaged1686

flaber1687

baby-faced1692

splatter-faced1707

chubby1722

puggy1722

block-faced1751

haggard-looking1756

long-faced1762

haggardly1763

fresh-faced1766

dough-faced1773

pudding-faced1777

baby-featured1780

fat-faced1782

haggard1787

weazen-face1794

keen1798

ferret-like1801

lean-cheeked1812

mulberry-faced1812

open-faced1813

open-countenanced1819

chiselled1821

hatchety1821

misfeatured1822

terse1824

weazen-faced1824

mahogany-faced1825

clock-faced1827

sharp1832

sensual1833

beef-faced1838

weaselly1838

ferret-faced1840

sensuous1843

rat-faced1844

recedent1849

neat-faced1850

cherubimical1854

pinch-faced1859

cherubic1860

frownya1861

receding1866

weak1882

misfeaturing1885

platopic1885

platyopic1885

pro-opic1885

wind-splitting1890

falcon-face1891

blunt-featured1916

bun-faced1927

fish-faced1963

1619 Pasquils Palinodia sig. A3 To comfort Moone-fac'd Cuckolds, that were sad.

1791 J. Ireland Hogarth Illustr. II. 524 His eye is bent on vacancy: it is evidently directed to the moon-faced idiot that crowns the pyramid.

1799 I. D'Israeli Romances 19 Another poet, describes a beauty ‘moon-faced, with looks like the timid glances of the fawn’.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. xii. 326 The necessity of borrowing the spectacles of a moon-faced friend.

1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud i. xv, in Maud & Other Poems 8 Maud the beloved of my mother, the moon-faced darling of all.

1882 L. M. Alcott Old-fashioned Thanksgiving in Aunt Jo's Scrap-bag VI. 19 The moon-faced clock behind the door struck nine.

1941 Time 25 Aug. 43/1 Moonfaced, balding, bespectacled, Mort broods a great deal about his health.

1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 22 Feb. 408 (caption) Although minimal facial fulness developed, lack of the moon-faced appearance of intensive steroid therapy is apparent.

1994 B. Gilroy Sunlight on Sweet Water 53 Dickie was slight in build, moon-faced, dark chocolate in colour, friendly and ‘talk-making’.

2006 M. Scofield Acting Badly 55 ‘Hey, lookee,’ the moonfaced man called out..as he clomped from the path..to reach the pair.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moon-faced
释义	moon-facedadj. Brit. /ˈmuːnˌfeɪst/, /ˌmuːnˈfeɪst/, U.S. /ˈmunˌfeɪst/ Forms: see moon n.¹ and faced adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, faced adj.¹ Etymology: < moon n.¹ + faced adj.¹ Of a person: having a round full face; (figurative) having a dreamy or distracted expression. Of a clock, etc.: having a pale face or dial, resembling the moon's disc. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > types of face > [adjective] flatc1400 hardc1400 low-cheeredc1400 large?a1425 ruscledc1440 well-visagedc1440 platter-faced1533 well-faced1534 full-faced1543 fair-faced1553 bright-faceda1560 crab-faced1563 crab-snouted1563 crab-tree-faced1563 long-visaged1584 owlya1586 wainscot-faced1588 flaberkin1592 rough-hewn1593 angel-faced1594 round-faced1594 crab-favoured1596 rugged1596 weasel-faced1596 rough-faced1598 half-faced1600 chitty1601 lenten-faced1604 broad-faced1607 dog-faced1607 weaselled-faced1607 wry-faced1607 maid-faced1610 warp-faced1611 ill-faceda1616 lean-faceda1616 old-faceda1616 moon-faced1619 monkey-faced1620 chitty-face1622 chitty-faceda1627 lean-chapt1629 antic-faced1635 bloat-faced1638 bacon-facea1640 blue-faced1640 hatchet-faced1648 grave1650 lean-jawed1679 smock-faced1684 lean-visaged1686 flaber1687 baby-faced1692 splatter-faced1707 chubby1722 puggy1722 block-faced1751 haggard-looking1756 long-faced1762 haggardly1763 fresh-faced1766 dough-faced1773 pudding-faced1777 baby-featured1780 fat-faced1782 haggard1787 weazen-face1794 keen1798 ferret-like1801 lean-cheeked1812 mulberry-faced1812 open-faced1813 open-countenanced1819 chiselled1821 hatchety1821 misfeatured1822 terse1824 weazen-faced1824 mahogany-faced1825 clock-faced1827 sharp1832 sensual1833 beef-faced1838 weaselly1838 ferret-faced1840 sensuous1843 rat-faced1844 recedent1849 neat-faced1850 cherubimical1854 pinch-faced1859 cherubic1860 frownya1861 receding1866 weak1882 misfeaturing1885 platopic1885 platyopic1885 pro-opic1885 wind-splitting1890 falcon-face1891 blunt-featured1916 bun-faced1927 fish-faced1963 1619 Pasquils Palinodia sig. A3 To comfort Moone-fac'd Cuckolds, that were sad. 1791 J. Ireland Hogarth Illustr. II. 524 His eye is bent on vacancy: it is evidently directed to the moon-faced idiot that crowns the pyramid. 1799 I. D'Israeli Romances 19 Another poet, describes a beauty ‘moon-faced, with looks like the timid glances of the fawn’. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. xii. 326 The necessity of borrowing the spectacles of a moon-faced friend. 1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud i. xv, in Maud & Other Poems 8 Maud the beloved of my mother, the moon-faced darling of all. 1882 L. M. Alcott Old-fashioned Thanksgiving in Aunt Jo's Scrap-bag VI. 19 The moon-faced clock behind the door struck nine. 1941 Time 25 Aug. 43/1 Moonfaced, balding, bespectacled, Mort broods a great deal about his health. 1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 22 Feb. 408 (caption) Although minimal facial fulness developed, lack of the moon-faced appearance of intensive steroid therapy is apparent. 1994 B. Gilroy Sunlight on Sweet Water 53 Dickie was slight in build, moon-faced, dark chocolate in colour, friendly and ‘talk-making’. 2006 M. Scofield Acting Badly 55 ‘Hey, lookee,’ the moonfaced man called out..as he clomped from the path..to reach the pair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1619
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