light face

British  

noun

1. a weight of type characterized by light thin lines Compare bold face

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adjective

1. (of type) having this weight

Example Sentences

We have a McFace performance where Natasha’s character wears a light face with freckles and a red nose and a Raggedy Ann wig.

From Time • Jul. 27, 2015

She was given a light face peel, not the harsh so-called "acid peel" but a new European "mineral peel," to improve the texture of her skin.

From Time Magazine Archive

To polish his TV personality, Johnson has tried contact lenses, light face makeup, and a variety of electronic prompting gadgets, only belatedly realizing that he winds up looking shifty-eyed and irritable.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was one spectator of this drama, who, understanding no word nor incident therein, yet missed no shade of the many emotions which had stirred the light face of his lady.

From Little Citizens by Kelly, Myra

The time between 12.01 o'clock midnight and 12.00 o'clock noon is indicated by light face type; between 12.01 o'clock noon and 12.00 o'clock midnight by dark face type.

From The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. by New York Central Railroad Company