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lean-faced

[ leen-feyst ]

/ ˈlinˈfeɪst /

adjective

having a thin, narrow face.

Words nearby lean-faced

lean, lean and hungry look, lean on, lean over backwards, lean-burn, lean-faced, lean-to, leander, leaner, leangle, leaning

Origin of lean-faced

First recorded in 1580–90

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for lean-faced

Seizing one of the foresters' pikes the lean-faced man foully swung it down upon Much's pate with a sounding thwack.
Robin Hood|Paul Creswick
I have felt it after a hearty dinner, in the streets of a great city, when a lean-faced beggar has held out his hand for alms.
The North Pole|Robert E. Peary
They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain, A mere anatomy.
Familiar Quotations|Various
A little group of lean-faced men were crouching on the flat roof of the large out-building.
When the West Was Young|Frederick R. Bechdolt

Generally they are lean-faced, sallow, level-browed, with rather high cheek-bones.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart

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