off-the-face
[ awf-th uh-feys, of- ]
/ ˈɔf ðəˈfeɪs, ˈɒf- /
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adjective
(of a woman's hat) made without a brim.
(of a woman's hairdo) not covering, framing, or shading the face.
Nearby words
off-stage, off-street, off-the-board, off-the-books, off-the-cuff, off-the-face, off-the-job, off-the-peg, off-the-rack, off-the-record, off-the-shelf
Origin of off-the-face
First recorded in 1905–10
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Examples from the Web for off-the-face
Her little, off-the-face hat of the same bright color was decorated with a diamond bar-pin.
Linda Carlton's Island Adventure|Edith Lavell