upfaced

adj — 2 senses

upfaced

adj
1

Dogs, Lifestyle, Pets Having an upface.

  • The muzzle of the Pug is not upfaced.2013, Edward M. Gilbert, Jr; Patricia H. Gilbert, Encyclopedia of K9 Terminology:
  • The muzzle should be short, blunt, but not upfaced.2013, The Maltese Dog - A Complete Anthology of the Dog:
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  • Puppies with undershot bites tend to be upfaced as adults, and the problem does not correct.2014, Ross D. Clark, Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Pugs:
2

With the face pointing upwards; face-up.

  • When more than one upfaced card is in a column, the bottom card alone may not be shifted, but all the upfaced cards moved as a unit.1943, Dale Adams, Fun with Cards, page 88:
  • The penny bowled down toward the gilgii, then tipped over, upfaced to the sun.1969, Reginald Ottley, Brumbie Dust: A Selection of Stories:
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  • And upfaced you stand, the blood quick-blown from your cheeks.1980, Poetry Northwest - Volumes 21-23, page 8:

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