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sleeveface

sleeveface

English

Noun

sleeveface (plural sleevefaces)

  1. A photograph in which a record sleeve is intentionally placed to create the illusion of the cover art blending into the scene (especially a face or other body part on an album cover obscuring and seeming to replace the same part on a person in the photograph).
    • 2009, Debby Abe, "A new hope for old vinyl", The Olympian, 13 December 2009:
      The fad has been sweeping the Internet, with sleevefaces popping up on Facebook and art sites.

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