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, with the exception of narrow half-whiskers.

From I Say No by Collins, Wilkie

Clean shaven, the chin showed narrow, but the mouth redeemed it.

From A Little Girl in Old Detroit by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

Clean shaven when he came aboard, he now had a tawny beard which caught gold lights, and it was singularly good on his weather-darkened face.

From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)

Clean shaven, the beard shows violet through the olive skin; they have high cheek bones and thin, almost hollow cheeks, with eyes set far back in the sockets, dark and lustrous under heavy brows.

From The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

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

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