hatchet face


noun
  1. a thin face with sharp features.

Origin of hatchet face

1
First recorded in 1640–50

Other words from hatchet face

  • hatchet-faced, adjective

Words Nearby hatchet face

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How to use hatchet face in a sentence

  • He had the hatchet face of the clever Yankee, alert, sharply defined, with a high-bridged and rather bold English nose.

    The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
  • And I don't think that long hatchet-face Sneak will think that I'm a coward any more.

    Wild Western Scenes | John Beauchamp Jones
  • He was staring across the table at her, with a curious expression on his long, hatchet face.

    The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
  • For a moment Sprowl's hatchet face was ghastly; he opened his mouth to speak, twice, then jerked open his door and disappeared.

    The Streets of Ascalon | Robert W. Chambers
  • Say, you should have seen old hatchet-face when I told her that I hoped the war would last forever!

    The Next of Kin | Nellie L. McClung