white-faced

[hwahyt-feyst, wahyt-]

adjective

1. having a white or pale face.

2. marked with white on the front of the head, as a horse.

3. having a white front or surface.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white-faced¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

There’s a rousing speech about the God of Capital, “a white-faced, stony-hearted monster” that says, “‘I’m very sorry for you, poor fellows — you have a cruel time of it, I know,’ but will not give you one dollar of its dividends to help you have a better time.”

From Los Angeles Times

A 10-month-old white-faced saki monkey called Fia and two eight-month-old golden lion tamarin primates, male Pomelo and female Clementine, have all been named by zookeepers recently.

From BBC

Since the beginning of the outbreak, California officials have found the virus in wild birds such as rock pigeons, white-faced ibis, and turkey vultures, as well as wild mammals including mountain lions, raccoons and skunks.

From Los Angeles Times

For the study, Lucore examined a population of wild white-faced capuchins in the Taboga forest reserve of Costa Rica.

From Science Daily

Her work is unique in that she studies behavior in both a captive population of tufted capuchins and of wild white-faced capuchins as co-director of the Capuchins de Taboga Costa Rica project in Liberia, Costa Rica.

From Science Daily