dish-faced
Hollow-cheeked horse type
Dish-faced describes a face with a concave profile—the nose set back and the forehead and chin projecting forward, creating a scooped or hollowed appearance.
The term applies to certain horse and dog breeds where this profile is characteristic or desirable: a dish-faced Arabian.
Applied to humans, it's unflattering.
Lacking vertical variation
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- profileSide-facing outline
- appearanceOutward visible form
features · hollow · indented · recessed · shallow · depressed · physiognomy · countenance
Curving inward, not outward
- profileSide-facing outline
- ArabianOf the peninsula
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- breedCultivated variety of animal
muzzle · forehead · skull · pony · Welsh · conformation · equestrian · bloodline
Abnormal body structure
- midfaceCentral facial zone
- hypoplasiaIncomplete organ formation
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
- congenitalExisting from birth
craniofacial · flat · profile · maxillary · underdeveloped · skeletal · orthodontic · surgical
flat
Lacking vertical variation
appearance · features · hollow · indented · recessed · shallow · depressed · physiognomy · countenance · visage
concave
Curving inward, not outward
breed · muzzle · forehead · skull · pony · Welsh · conformation · equestrian · bloodline · head
deformity
Abnormal body structure
- midfaceCentral facial zone
- hypoplasiaIncomplete organ formation
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
congenital · craniofacial · flat · profile · maxillary · underdeveloped · skeletal · orthodontic · surgical · reconstructive