upfaced

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English

Verb

upfaced

  1. simple past and past participle of upface

Adjective

upfaced (comparative more upfaced, superlative most upfaced)

  1. (dogs) Having an upface.
    • 2013, Edward M. Gilbert, Jr, Patricia H. Gilbert, Encyclopedia of K9 Terminology:
      The muzzle of the Pug is not upfaced.
    • 2013, The Maltese Dog - A Complete Anthology of the Dog:
      The muzzle should be short, blunt, but not upfaced.
    • 2014, Ross D. Clark, Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Pugs:
      Puppies with undershot bites tend to be upfaced as adults, and the problem does not correct.
  2. With the face pointing upwards; face-up.
    • 1943, Dale Adams, Fun with Cards, page 88:
      When more than one upfaced card is in a column, the bottom card alone may not be shifted, but all the upfaced cards moved as a unit.
    • 1969, Reginald Ottley, Brumbie Dust: A Selection of Stories:
      The penny bowled down toward the gilgii, then tipped over, upfaced to the sun.
    • 1980, Poetry Northwest - Volumes 21-23, page 8:
      And upfaced you stand, the blood quick-blown from your cheeks.

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