"catface" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catfaces [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English cat Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English catface From cat + face. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cat|face|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English cat Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English catface [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "front part of the head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "face", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "form", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "faciēs", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "facia", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "face", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "face", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "face", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "catface", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="catface"> From cat + face., {{ety|en|:af|cat|face|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English catface From cat + face. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} catface (countable and uncountable, plural catfaces)
  1. A mark or blemish in wood, plasterwork etc. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-catface-en-noun-qJd-5ioa
  2. A deformity in tomatoes, of unknown cause, characterized by cracked and misshapen fruit. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-catface-en-noun-nF9ChuMQ
  3. A series of cuts or scars in the trunk of a pine tree used to harvest resin for making turpentine. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-catface-en-noun-IOFe7~~B Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 14 22 63 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 22 63 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 13 20 67 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 15 20 65 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 19 66 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 19 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 18 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 17 67 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 13 19 68 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 20 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: catfaced, catfacing

Inflected forms

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