Your wan has a face that would turn milk

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Heard in Kerry

A woman whose facial features are so remarkably harsh they could curdle dairy produce.

Your wan has a face that would turn milk the minute she looks at it.

Posh English

That lady possesses a countenance so remarkably severe it might curdle dairy produce.

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