open-faced

[oh-puhn-feyst]

adjective

1. having a frank or ingenuous face.

2. Also open-face designating an open sandwich.

3. (of a watch) having the dial covered only by the crystal.

open-faced

adjective

1. having an ingenuous expression

2. (of a watch) having no lid or cover other than the glass

Word History and Origins

Origin of open-faced¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

I wonder if Johnson might have channeled the open-faced Kerr better without the fake eyebrows, if he’d trusted his own inner glow instead of immediately going for the dramatic kill.

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Like background music behind the compilation of a lifetime of spring trips, boat days, and springtime weeks at home with my flower-babies, some planted and nursed from infancy, Banana Cake tastes of easy times, of breakfast casseroles, boiled shrimp and toasted, open-faced pimento cheese and cucumber sandwiches.

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And when Khalid gets a taste of the country’s open-faced cheese toasties known as prinzesi, he’s inspired to open a makeshift cafe with Ina, adding to the menu his matcha-making skills as an émigré from “gentrified Brooklyn.”

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He finds his footing, makes friends with locals and starts slinging open-faced grilled cheeses and matcha teas out of a makeshift cafe.

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What you need for this open-faced spiral omelet is the perfect nonstick, stainless steel pan, which I just received from HexClad.

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