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pitch-faced

pitch-faced
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pich feyst]
    • /pɪtʃ feɪst/
    • /pɪtʃ feɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pich feyst]
    • /pɪtʃ feɪst/

Definition of pitch-faced word

  • adjective pitch-faced (of a stone) having all arrises in the same plane and the faces roughly dressed with a pick. 1

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Origin of pitch-faced

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pitch-faced

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pitch-faced popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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