brosy-faced

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English

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Etymology

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From the Doric dialect of North East Scotland, pertaining to brose.

Adjective

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brosy-faced (comparative more brosy-faced, superlative most brosy-faced)

  1. (Scotland) Obese and flabby-faced.
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References

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  • brosey-faced, American Encyclopedic Dictionary, by Robert Hunter, John Alfred Williams, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage, 1897.
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