smooth-shaven
[smooth -shey-vuh n]
- having the beard and mustache shaved off; clean-shaven.
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Origin of smooth-shaven
First recorded in 1625–35
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Examples from the Web for smooth-shaven
Historical Examples
His face was smooth-shaven, with wrinkles at the corners of the eyes and mouth.
ShavingsJoseph C. Lincoln
He was smooth-shaven, which made him seem younger than I knew him to be.
The Plum TreeDavid Graham Phillips
He was smooth-shaven and his scanty hair was as white as the driven snow.
At the Sign of the Jack O'LanternMyrtle Reed
He was as spruce and trim, and alert and smooth-shaven as only a night clerk can be after a night's vigil.
Americans AllVarious
She also noticed that he was smooth-shaven, good looking, and young, but nothing more.
Sister CarrieTheodore Dreiser