steel-faced

[ steel-feyst ]

/ ˈstilˈfeɪst /

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having the front or outer surfaces covered with or characterized by steel.

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Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

First recorded in 1870–75

But if Democrats are faced with the reality of a glut of qualified candidates, Republicans are assembling more of a fantasy team.
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In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
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A sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).
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The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.
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If Huckabee runs, the hurdles he faced the last time out, namely geography and money, would still be there.
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I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
A leather swordbelt, gold-embroidered at the edges, carried a long steel-halted rapier in a leather scabbard chaped with steel.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
A colossal steam "traveller" had ceaselessly carried great blocks of stone and long steel girders from point to point.
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He saw a large building, in front of which were long, slender strips of shining steel.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum