white-faced

[ hwahyt-feyst, wahyt- ]

adjective

1. having a white or pale face.
2. marked with white on the front of the head, as a horse.
3. having a white front or surface.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white-faced¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

As the love song swelled, four white-faced models in white gowns assembled in a circle before the room went black.

From The Daily Beast

Then I turned back to Burke who was huddled in white-faced silence in the side of the seat.

From Project Gutenberg

Upon them, at least, would not fall the ignominy of having been led into the simplest of traps by this white-faced Delilah.

From Project Gutenberg

Behind the group a white-faced young woman, of perhaps twenty, stood clutching at a buffet for support.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the contrivance of a white-faced thing, a sorcerer, that dwelt in that country in the Wood of Eld.

From Project Gutenberg

Then he entered the ship, herding the white-faced girl before him.

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