hairy-faced
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Strict guidelines indeed, but Olly Winkles was one of several readers to have remembered at least one hairy-faced winner.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2018
They shall dive for alligators, catch the wild goats by the beard; Whistle to the cockatoos, and mock the hairy-faced baboon; Worship mighty Mumbo Jumbo in the mountains of the moon.
From The Daisy chain, or Aspirations by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The next day the hairy-faced man took possession of a desk in the room occupied by the exchange editor and one of the editorial writers, and began to grind out "copy."
From Tales from Bohemia by Stephens, Robert Neilson
Timothy made no answer, for at this moment a hairy-faced mariner entered the shop, making a great noise upon the sanded floor with his heavy sea-boots.
From The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR by Leighton, Robert
It was a rough, hairy-faced fellow who spoke to them, though in the darkness they did not get a very good view of his features.
From Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days by Rainey, W. (William)
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