faceful en · NOUN
Etymology
From face + -ful.
Meanings
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An amount that fills or covers the face.
Because l didn't dare take either hand off the wheel, I did get a few facefuls of snow, passing under hemlocks with especially low-drooped branches, but that was a cheap price for getting the tractor safely out.
2006, Noel Perrin, Terry Osborne, Best person rural: essays of a sometime farmer, page 81:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| facefuls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |