upfaced

upfaced

English

Verb

upfaced

1. simple past tense and past participle of upface

Adjective

upfaced (comparative more upfaced, superlative most upfaced)

1. (dogs) Having an upface.
   • 2013, Edward M. Gilbert, Jr, ‎Patricia H. Gilbert, Encyclopedia of K9 Terminology:

     The muzzle of the Pug is not upfaced.

   • 2013, The Maltese Dog - A Complete Anthology of the Dog:

     The muzzle should be short, blunt, but not upfaced.

   • 2014, Ross D. Clark, Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Pugs:

     Puppies with undershot bites tend to be upfaced as adults, and the problem does not correct.

2. With the face pointing upwards; face-up.
   • 1943, Dale Adams, Fun with Cards, page 88:

     When more than one upfaced card is in a column, the bottom card alone may not be shifted, but all the upfaced cards moved as a unit.

   • 1969, Reginald Ottley, Brumbie Dust: A Selection of Stories:

     The penny bowled down toward the gilgii, then tipped over, upfaced to the sun.

   • 1980, Poetry Northwest - Volumes 21-23, page 8:

     And upfaced you stand, the blood quick-blown from your cheeks.

Anagrams

• faced up