"sleeveface" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleevefaces [plural]
Etymology: sleeve (“a protective jacket or case”) + face Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sleeve|face|t1=a protective jacket or case}} sleeve (“a protective jacket or case”) + face Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleeveface (plural sleevefaces)
  1. A photograph in which a record sleeve is intentionally placed to create the illusion of the cover art blending into the scene (especially a face or other body part on an album cover obscuring and seeming to replace the same part on a person in the photograph). Wikipedia link: sleeveface Categories (topical): Photography

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