off-the-face
Americanadjective
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(of a woman's hat) made without a brim.
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(of a woman's hairdo) not covering, framing, or shading the face.
Etymology
Origin of off-the-face
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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With the trend to off-the-face hats, brims had become ornamental windcatchers, offering no facial shelter from the sun.
From Time Magazine Archive
She wore an "unselfish" off-the-face hat and the parasol failed to save her Scottish skin from Southern sunburn.
From Time Magazine Archive
From demure “Pokes” or off-the-face Beret-Tams to wide-brimmed, streamer-gay Straws—for the Junior.
From The 1926 Tatler by Newhall, Margaret Louise
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