hatchet face

American  

noun

1. a thin face with sharp features.

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Other Word Forms

• hatchet-faced adjective

Etymology

Origin of hatchet face

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

“Toni-eeeeee...” hoof beats clattered on the concrete and the hatchet face of the Kid passed me by.

From Literature

I recall both students and teachers talking at recess about watching the evening news the night before, which usually began with the police sketch of Ramirez’s hatchet face and long curly hair, and being unable to move from their chairs.

From Salon

Rather tall, very angular, surprisingly awkward, with thin, staggering legs, a hatchet face adorned with scraggy gray whiskers, a faculty for falling into the most ungainly attitudes, and making the most hideous contortions of visage and frame; with a rough provincial accent and an uncouth way of speaking, which would be set down for absurd caricature on the boards of a comic theatre; such was the appearance which the author of "Glaucus" and "Hypatia" presented to his startled audience.

From Project Gutenberg

This man who aspired to be chancellor, and as such to direct the Privy Council, was dark, of middle height, with a sharp hatchet face and oblique cast of eye.

From Project Gutenberg

His hatchet face wore an evil expression which, melting away, gave place to beaming looks when he perceived before him his hated enemy.

From Project Gutenberg