clean-shaven

American  

[kleen-shey-vuhn] / ˈklinˈʃeɪ vən /

adjective

1. (of a man) having the beard and mustache shaved off.

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clean-shaven British  

adjective

1. (of men) having the facial hair shaved off

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Etymology

Origin of clean-shaven

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Clean shaven he, of massive mould, He thought his looks was killing her; So lots of stuff to him she sold: "Thanks!" says the millinger.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

Clean shaven, with the exception of narrow half-whiskers.

From I Say No by Collins, Wilkie

Clean shaven, bronzed, tall, and solidly built, clear-eyed, not exactly handsome but engaging—what lay back of the man’s peculiar reticence?

From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)

Clean shaven with grey eyes and a determined expression, invariably carried a cigar in his mouth, very frequently unlighted.

From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Jenkins, Herbert George

Clean shaven, with the exception of narrow half-whiskers'—and so on.

From I Say No by Collins, Wilkie

Related Words

• bald