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bow-faced

bow-faced adjective: having the front surface arced or bowed outward.

Adjective

bow-faced (not comparable)

  1. Having the front surface arced or bowed outward.
    • If the lower teeth are prominent, I use what are called bow-faced teeth; make the gum a little concave rather than convex, then the lip will draw down to the teeth, rather than fly up over the gum.1899, J. M. Smith, “Artificial Dentures”, in Western Dental Journal, 13(1): 9
    • Southern exposure. That's what this bow-faced house by Minneapolis-based architect Jay Boyle requires.1990, Timothy O. Bakke, "State-of-the-Art Houses": "Bow house", Popular Science 236(1): 58

Questions about bow-faced

What does bow-faced mean?
Bow-faced means having the front surface arced or bowed outward.
What part of speech is bow-faced?
Bow-faced is an adjective.

Words near bow-faced in the dictionary

  1. Bow's notation
  2. bow-chica-wow-wow
  3. bow-chick-a-wow-wow
  4. bow-chicka-bow-wow
  5. bow-chicka-wow-wow
  6. bow-faced
  7. bow-fronted
  8. bow-guard
  9. bow-guards
  10. bow-legged
  11. bow-legged wi' brass

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