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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Side-faced,) Syde-faced, ppl. adj. [Sid(e n. Cf. 17th c. Eng. side face (1696).] ? In profile: or perhaps merely further examples of Sid(e adj. c. —16… Inv. of Pictures in Hamilton Mun. MS 64.
One heade of an old man syde faced 16… Inv. of Pictures in Hamilton Mun. MS 64.
One heade of a younge man syde faced