catface

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noun

A mark or blemish in wood, plasterwork etc.

OriginEnglish face ← Middle English face ← Old French face →
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Meanings

nouncatface (countable and uncountable, plural catfaces)

plural catfaces

  1. countableuncountableA mark or blemish in wood, plasterwork etc.
  2. countableuncountableA deformity in tomatoes, of unknown cause, characterized by cracked and misshapen fruit.
  3. countableuncountableA series of cuts or scars in the trunk of a pine tree used to harvest resin for making turpentine.

Origin

  1. Englishcat
  2. Latinfaciēs
  3. Late Latinfacia
  4. Old Frenchface
  5. Middle Englishface
  6. Englishface
  7. Englishcatface

From cat + face.

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APA

catface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catface

MLA

“catface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catface. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catface,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catface.

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