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Where does “bullfaced” come from?

bullfaced (English) comes from English faced, from English face, from Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia.

bullfaced (English): Having a large face

Definitions

  1. Having a large face

Ancestry of “bullfaced”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfacedsimple past tense and past participle of face;...
2EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
3Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
4Old Frenchfaceface
5Late Latinfacia—
Every word from Late Latin facia →