<crockery> → face 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme mug
meaning 1 mug He had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep himself awake.
Он выпивал много кружек кофе, чтобы не заснуть.
meaning 2 face (slang) ugly mug
противная рожа
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comment "A person's face," 1708, possibly from mug (n.1), on notion of drinking mugs shaped like grotesque faces. (www.etymonline.com)
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme pan
meaning 1 pan to grease a pan
direction →
meaning 2 face (Amer., colloq.)
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Semantic evolution
language Russian
lexeme 1 ряшка / ряжка (rjaška / rjažka)
lexeme 2 ряшка, ряха (rjaška, rjaha)
meaning 1 small tub, bucket ряжка 'washtub' (Russian Western dialects); ряшка 'washtub, bucket, pail' (Russian Southern dialects)
direction —
meaning 2 face (substandard, contempt., vulg. ) a. Ряшку бы тебе за это начистить! 'You deserve to have your face smashed in!'
reference Даль В.И. Толковый словарь живого великорусского языка
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