moon-face

English

Alternative forms

• moonface, moon face

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s

Proto-Germanic *mēnô

Proto-West Germanic *mānō

Old English mōna

Middle English mone

English moon

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti

Proto-Italic *θakjō

Proto-Italic *fakjō

Latin faciō

Proto-Italic *-jēs

Latin -iēs

Latin faciēs

Late Latin facia

Old French facebor.

Middle English face

English face

English moon-face

From moon + face.

Noun

moon-face (countable and uncountable, plural moon-faces)

1. A noticeably round face.
   • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 46:

     Her white-powdered moon-face pondered the small mystery for a short time only.

2. (medicine) A swollen and rounded face in a non-obese patient, most often associated with Cushing's syndrome or treatment with corticosteroids.

   Synonym: moon facies

Related terms

• moon-faced