"face" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfaːs(ə)/ Forms: faces [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French face, from Late Latin facia, from Classical Latin faciēs. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|face}} Old French face, {{der|enm|LL.|facia}} Late Latin facia, {{der|enm|la|faciēs}} Latin faciēs Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} face, {{enm-noun}} face (plural faces)
  1. (anatomy) face Categories (topical): Anatomy, Face Synonyms: visage, cheer
    Sense id: en-face-enm-noun-AoLZt59C Disambiguation of Face: 95 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} face
  1. Alternative form of fass Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fass
    Sense id: en-face-enm-noun-JhShNd20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for face meaning in Middle English (3.2kB)

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