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/awf"dheuh fays", of"-/, adj.1. (of a woman's hat) made without a brim.2. (of a woman's hairdo) not covering, framing, or shading the face.[1905-10]
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off the face — ● off … Useful english dictionary
off-the-face — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective of a woman s hat : brimless or having a brim that does not shade the face * * * /awf dheuh fays , of /, adj. 1. (of a woman s hat) made without a brim. 2. (of a woman s hairdo) not covering, framing, or shading the face.… … Useful english dictionary
off the face of the earth — from/off/the face of the earth phrase used for emphasizing that something does not exist anywhere or cannot be found anywhere Steve has disappeared off the face of the earth. Thesaurus: absent, lost and unavailablesynonym Main entry: face … Useful english dictionary
off the face of the earth — completely gone. I enjoy boxing but wouldn t miss it if it dropped off the face of the earth tomorrow. Usage notes: most often used with the verbs drop, disappear, and wipe … New idioms dictionary
disappear off the face of the earth — disappear/vanish off the face of the earth British, American & Australian, American to disappear completely. We lost contact with Ed after he left college he just disappeared off the face of the earth … New idioms dictionary
vanish off the face of the earth — disappear/vanish off the face of the earth British, American & Australian, American to disappear completely. We lost contact with Ed after he left college he just disappeared off the face of the earth … New idioms dictionary
disappear off the face of the earth — disappear/vanish off the face of the ˈearth idiom to disappear completely • Keep looking they can t just have vanished off the face of the earth. Main entry: ↑faceidiom … Useful english dictionary
vanish off the face of the earth — disappear/vanish off the face of the ˈearth idiom to disappear completely • Keep looking they can t just have vanished off the face of the earth. Main entry: ↑faceidiom … Useful english dictionary
wipe somebody off the face of the earth — wipe sb/sth off the ˌface of the ˈearth | wipe sth off the ˈmap idiom to destroy or remove sb/sth completely Main entry: ↑wipeidiom … Useful english dictionary
wipe something off the face of the earth — wipe sb/sth off the ˌface of the ˈearth | wipe sth off the ˈmap idiom to destroy or remove sb/sth completely Main entry: ↑wipeidiom … Useful english dictionary
