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smooth-shaven

American  
[smooth-shey-vuhn] / ˈsmuðˈʃeɪ vən /

adjective

  1. having the beard and mustache shaved off; clean-shaven.


Etymology

Origin of smooth-shaven

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

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And interestingly, not all the women are smooth-shaven when the advert ends.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2018

But the landscape before him is the sort he prefers: smooth-shaven, without litter, walled, serene, and mastered by man's works.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the cream and chocolate Golden Arrow Express glided out of Paris, one noontime last week, a certain smooth-shaven, starched-collared, quietly dressed U. S. passenger passed unnoticed among many another en route to London.

From Time Magazine Archive

These smooth-shaven, intensely modern young men sufficiently dispose of the Victorian idea that Anarchism is an affair of terrifying beards.

From Time Magazine Archive

Neon signs blinked on and off in the street below, throwing pink, green, and blue mists against his smooth-shaven cheeks.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

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