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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In forestry, a partly healed-over fire-scar on the stem of a tree.
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Examples
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Today I spoke to the resident feline in Italian, since the kitty is Neapolitan, 'What a lovely life you have, cat-face.
My day: Ninja Squirrel, Dim Bulb and I want to be a Cat Elizabeth McClung 2008
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What's with the big head alien lady hanging around with that cat-face lady?
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The 'cat-face' comment was a parody of the Italian insults I hear especially when Berlusconi is making another stupid remark, or there's a soccer game on, which translate as 'ass-face,' 'dick-face,' and 'cock-face.'
My day: Ninja Squirrel, Dim Bulb and I want to be a Cat Elizabeth McClung 2008
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She's not THE cat-face lady but A cat-face lady. which really is all about question 3.
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It could have been anything from plaster dust to non-dairy creamer ... neither of which we leave lying around open at cat-face level.
a Friday kitty post 2004
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Their faces are as sharp as their blades and Shorn flinches behind the cat-face, until she realises that to them, she is nothing more than a tall child, and not the Malcontent of Calmaretto.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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The silver fleck that was Speakees flycycle, or the smaU orange cat-face above the dash?
Ringworld Niven, Larry, 1938- 1970
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The silver fleck that was Speaker's flycycle, or the small orange cat-face above the dash?
Ringworld Niven, Larry, 1938- 1970
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There never was a more exquisitely delicate cat-face.
Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 Anatole France 1884
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The only way it could have been cuter was if the cat-face was a Siamese instead of a Persian OK so I’m biased.
Staring contest rules - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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