Sekirov Dictionary

downface

adverb 2
noun 2
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 5

adverb2

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Facing downwards.
- ABRAHAM (turning ISAAC over facedown): Therefore downface thou shall be laid, Then when I strike thou shall not see. — 1988
•
Further down the face.
- Also Mr. Warren was working downface. After making his last bar secure he shifted the overhanging coal, keeping himself and others safe. — 1952

noun2

•
A profile characterized by a downward sloping muzzle.
- However, good breeding of dogs with "fill" below the eyes and "downface" together with development of the prick ear, slowly restored the breed to favor. — 1976
•
The face that is oriented downward.
- Windows in the downface of the hexagon provide light and a view along with privacy and shade in the east-facing building. — 2003

verb2

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To disparage; to cause to lose face.
- Shucks, I didn't want fer them furriners to downface me and, sartin sure, didn't want my kinspeople to be shamed afore them. — 1958
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(no longer used, rare) To persist in an assertion in the face of opposition.
- He will not admit anything, and downfaces everybody. If he can't out-argue them he bullies them, and then takes their silence for agreement with his views. — 1897

adjective1

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Having or on a downward oriented face.
- The only downface double pressure block ma- chine made, is the DeArmon-McKinney Double Pressure Machine — 1909

forms

downfaced · downfacing · downfaces · more downface · most downface

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