"faceful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: facefuls [plural]
Etymology: face + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|face|ful|pos=noun}} face + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} faceful (plural facefuls)
  1. An amount that fills or covers the face.
    Sense id: en-faceful-en-noun-0jhWzE0M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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