smooth-shaven
Americanadjective
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
But many an eye was full of the small, trim, quietly dressed, smooth-shaven man on the Chancellor's right, Dr. Julius Curtius.
From Time Magazine Archive
But beard critics said that the shaving command was conclusive proof that Ezekiel was smooth-shaven at the time he was doing his best prophesying.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mary Hanson, the parlor maid, answered and found a gaunt young man with a smooth-shaven face and close-cut black hair.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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