Horseface

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The face of a horse.

    "It comes in the form of a mask, or a harmless owl, or a punning resemblance in the soft muzzle of a horseface."

  2. 2
    A face (of a human or other non-horse animal) that is long and ugly, with coarse features, thus having a resemblance or fancied resemblance to the face of a horse.

    "He did have a horseface, Darby decided angrily as he yanked a handkerchief from his back pocket to wipe the tobacco off another ruined shirt."

  3. 3
    Someone who is unattractive because they have a horseface. broadly

    "Near-synonym: dogface"

Synonyms

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dogface

Example

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"It comes in the form of a mask, or a harmless owl, or a punning resemblance in the soft muzzle of a horseface."

Etymology

From horse + face.

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