English

face-up

In a position with the face upwards.

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    • partEnglishmake-up “Made-up, false, imaginary, fabricated.”
      • derivedEnglishmake up “To constitute, to compose.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishmaken up
    • partEnglishface “The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishface
        • borrowedOld Frenchface

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