Faceful

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An amount that fills or covers the face.

    "Because l didn't dare take either hand off the wheel, I did get a few facefuls of snow, passing under hemlocks with especially low-drooped branches, but that was a cheap price for getting the tractor safely out."

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"Because l didn't dare take either hand off the wheel, I did get a few facefuls of snow, passing under hemlocks with especially low-drooped branches, but that was a cheap price for getting the tractor safely out."

Etymology

From face + -ful.

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