haffet

haffet
/haf"it/, n. Scot.
the part of the face above the upper jaw; the cheekbone and temple.
[1505-15; earlier halfet, halfhed, OE healfheafod sinciput, equiv. to healf side, part, HALF + heafod HEAD]

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  • haffet — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) halfheid, from Middle English half half + hed head Date: 1513 Scottish cheek, temple …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • haffet — haf·fet …   English syllables

  • haffet — …   Useful english dictionary

  • haffit — noun see haffet …   Useful english dictionary

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