tripe-visaged
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Having a face resembling tripe, either in paleness or sallowness, or in being flabby, baggy, and expressionless.
Examples
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Come on; I'll tell thee what, thou damned tripe-visaged rascal, and the child I now go with miscarry, thou wert better thou hadst struck thy mother, thou paper-faced villain.
Note
The word 'tripe-visaged' is a compound of "tripe" ("the lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food") and "visage" ("the face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal").
