"moon-face" meaning in English

See moon-face in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: moon-faces [plural], moonface [alternative], moon face [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Late Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Late Latin -iēs Late Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English moon-face From moon + face. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|moon|face|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Late Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Late Latin -iēs Late Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English moon-face [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*mēnô", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*mānō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mōna", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "mone", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "moon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "front part of the head", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "front part of the head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "face", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "form", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to make", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*θakjō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dʰh₁kyéti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁k-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*fakjō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "faciō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" }, { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-jēs", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-iēs", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "faciēs", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "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" : "moon-face", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="moon-face"> From moon + face. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} moon-face (countable and uncountable, plural moon-faces)
  1. A noticeably round face. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. (medicine) A swollen and rounded face in a non-obese patient, most often associated with Cushing's syndrome or treatment with corticosteroids. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: moon facies Related terms: moon-faced
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          "medicine",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "patient",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "treatment",
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        ],
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          "corticosteroid",
          "corticosteroid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) A swollen and rounded face in a non-obese patient, most often associated with Cushing's syndrome or treatment with corticosteroids."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "moon facies"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "moon-face"
}

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