Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having a round rosy face, suggestive of a pippin.

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Examples

  • These included the brisk, vain, pippin-faced little old lady, in a fantastic capproud of her foot and ankle; the vacantly-laughing girl, requiring now and then a warning finger to admonish her; and the quiet young woman, almost well, and soon going out.

    Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008

  • These included the brisk, vain, pippin-faced little old lady, in a fantastic capproud of her foot and ankle; the vacantly-laughing girl, requiring now and then a warning finger to admonish her; and the quiet young woman, almost well, and soon going out.

    Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008

  • These included the brisk, vain, pippin-faced little old lady, in a fantastic capproud of her foot and ankle; the vacantly-laughing girl, requiring now and then a warning finger to admonish her; and the quiet young woman, almost well, and soon going out.

    Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008

  • He had sent his little pippin-faced English clerk to bed, and he was alone.

    Baree, Son of Kazan James Oliver Curwood 1903

  • All these were duly packed away deep in the traveller's scrip, and above them old pippin-faced brother Athanasius had placed a parcel of simnel bread and rammel cheese, with a small flask of the famous blue-sealed Abbey wine.

    The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

  • All these were duly packed away deep in the traveller's scrip, and above them old pippin-faced brother Athanasius had placed a parcel of simnel bread and rammel cheese, with a small flask of the famous blue-sealed Abbey wine.

    The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

  • All these were duly packed away deep in the traveller's scrip, and above them old pippin-faced brother Athanasius had placed a parcel of simnel bread and rammel cheese, with a small flask of the famous blue-sealed Abbey wine.

    The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

  • A small, brisk, pippin-faced fellow in a riding-coat and high boots had come clanking into the wool-house with much assurance and authority, with a great old-fashioned sword trailing behind him, and a riding-whip switching in his hand.

    Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

  • All these were duly packed away deep in the traveller's scrip, and above them old pippin-faced brother Athanasius had placed a parcel of simnel bread and rammel cheese, with a small flask of the famous blue-sealed Abbey wine.

    The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

  • All these were duly packed away deep in the traveller's scrip, and above them old pippin-faced brother Athanasius had placed a parcel of simnel bread and rammel cheese, with a small flask of the famous blue-sealed Abbey wine.

    The White Company 1890

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