† chitty-facen.
Obsolete.
1. A term of reproach: thin-face, pinched-face; in later usage, baby-face.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > types of face > [noun]
muskin1530
vizard1568
monkey-face?1589
chitty-face1601
angel face1605
smock-face1605
fish-facea1625
platter face1631
ammunition face1649
horn-facea1668
baby facea1684
crab face1706
hatchet face1707
splatter-face1707
paddock-face1724
pudding face1748
dough face1755
Madonna face1790
company face1798
moon-face1822
pug-facea1845
puss1844
frog-face1872
bun-face1913
bitch face1969
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > types of face > [noun] > person having
good face1591
chitty-face1601
dogfacea1627
Lenten chapsa1640
pretty face1675
baby face1726
slape-face1847
pinch-face1911
pizza face1964
zit-face1974
1601 A. Munday Downfall Earle of Huntington sig. I3 v You halfe-fac't groat, you thick- [? thin-] cheekt chittiface.
1602 T. Heywood How Man may chuse Good Wife ii. iii That leane chittiface, that famine, that leane Enuy, that all bones.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Chiche-face, a chichiface, micher, sneake-bill.
1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Chittiface proprie est facies parua et exigua.
1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) A chittie-face, or chichie-face, Ciche-face.
1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune iii. i. 32 Now, now, you little Witch, now you Chitsface.
1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Chittiface, a little puiny Child.
1725 New Canting Dict.
2. attributive. = chitty-faced adj.
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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
1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir ii. sig. Dv The peaking chitface page hit me ith' teeth with it.
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