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Webster 1913 Edition


Pitch-faced

Pitch′-facedˊ

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Adj.
(Stone Cutting)
Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is cut away, so as to give nearly true edges; – said of squared stones that are otherwise quarry-faced.

Definition 2024


pitch-faced

pitch-faced

English

Adjective

pitch-faced (comparative more pitch-faced, superlative most pitch-faced)

  1. (stone-cutting) Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is cut away, so as to give nearly true edges; said of squared stones that are otherwise quarry-faced.