open-faced

American  

[oh-puhn-feyst] / ˈoʊ pənˈfeɪst /

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.

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open-faced British  

adjective

1. having an ingenuous expression

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

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Etymology

Origin of open-faced

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

Their open-faced toasts are great — their John Dory Tuna Toasts are always delicious.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Salon

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.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From New York Times