clean-shaven
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of clean-shaven
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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At the windows, clean-shaven faces cast curious glances at the journalists in the compound.
From Barron's
The playful Detective Webster was standing before me, only this time he was clean-shaven and in a new winter suit.
From Literature
He was tall, clean-shaven, reddish-haired, with warm brown eyes that made you feel immediately seen.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s a dashing, square-jawed, clean-shaven matinee idol with a luxurious head of long, curly black hair.
From Los Angeles Times
He even looked younger, swapping his clean-shaven exuberance for a moodier vibe, crooning ballads beneath a cap and shades that hid his face.
From BBC
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