"fatface" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fatface.wav Forms: fatfaces [plural]
Etymology: From fat + face. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fat|face}} fat + face Head templates: {{en-noun}} fatface (plural fatfaces)
  1. (derogatory) Someone with a fat face. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-fatface-en-noun-vGENreC1
  2. (typography) A very bold typeface.
    Sense id: en-fatface-en-noun-JF72UIrX Categories (other): Typography, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Topics: media, publishing, typography

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