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
Holding it aloft, he caught at the throat of the hairy-faced monster and the mask came off, disclosing the features of the Prophet.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Voe, Carrie de
How high and holy the influence of this one woman over these half-grizzlies, these hairy-faced men who had drunk water from the same spring with the wild beasts of the Sierras.
From First Fam'lies of the Sierras by Miller, Joaquin
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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