"face cheek" meaning in All languages combined

See face cheek on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: face cheeks [plural], face-cheek [alternative], facecheek [alternative]
Etymology: From face + cheek, by analogy with butt cheek. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|face|cheek}} face + cheek Head templates: {{en-noun}} face cheek (plural face cheeks)
  1. (rare) One of the cheeks of a person's face. Tags: rare Hypernyms: cheek
    Sense id: en-face_cheek-en-noun-3NS7GQNM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Face
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