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Definition: FIBRE-FACED

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Having a visible fiber embodied in the surface of; -- applied esp. to a kind of paper for checks, drafts, etc.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb fibre-facedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(fibre-facedly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fibre-faced.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Fibre-faced" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: FIBRE-FACED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Having a visible fiber embodied in the surface of; -- applied esp. to a kind of paper for checks, drafts, etc.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb fibre-facedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(fibre-facedly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fibre-faced.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "FIBRE-FACED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)