Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A countenance three parts averted.
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Examples
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An old Roman marble seat was placed at an angle from the house so that the one of the two occupants within its curve must almost face the house, whilst the other gave to it at least a quarter-face.
The Man Bram Stoker 1879
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