Pronounced: MUHR-muh-don, noun
Notes: I do know this word, but I don’t think it well-known
Yesterday’s word
The word snoutfair means, as a noun, “a good-looking person”. As an adjective, it means “good-looking”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1500s
Background / Comments
The word ‘snout’ makes me think of pigs and has a negative connotation for me, so the meaning was a surprise to me. Our word is merely a combination of snout (nose, mouth, and jaw) and fair (attractive).
