单词 | open-faced |
释义 | open-facedadj. 1. a. Leaving or (occasionally) having the face uncovered. Esp. of a helmet: having no front visor or face shield. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective] > having specific part of body uncovered > head > face barevis?a1400 open-faced1477 open-face1858 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 20v It apparteneth not to a kyng to be prowde..but gladdely shewe him self open faced amongis his people. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie vi. v. 265 This fashion of sidelong Helmet and openfaced with gardenisure ouer the sight. 1649 T.B. Rebellion of Naples v. v. 74 (stage direct.) Mass. open fac'd after the manner of the Italians lyes carri'd upon a Beere. 1863 Chambers's Encycl. V. 796/1 The helmet placed by the sovereign over his arms is of burnished gold, open-faced, and with bars. 1940 S. Painter French Chivalry (1961) i. 22 In the eleventh century a knight's armour consisted of an open-faced helmet and a linen hauberk on which were sewn small metal disks. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 26 June (Living section) 13 Astride gleaming machines [sc. scooters] sat..young men with goatee beards and old boys in open-faced helmets and Biggles goggles. 2002 Africa News (Nexis) 20 Aug. A village housewife dressed in a bright red dress and deep purple open-faced veil. b. Of a compass or (esp.) a watch: having no cover other than the glass. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [adjective] > of types of watch jewelled1786 Nuremberg1847 open-faced1855 stem-winding1867 pendant winding1868 key-winding1870 split-second1884 stem-wind1900 1855 R. Edwards Statist. Gaz. State Virginia 158 (advt.) Gold and silver hunting and open faced patent lever watches. 1858 Sci. Amer. 26 June 330/2 Said inner case may be raised up and turned over, to make a hunting or open-faced watch without opening but one of the bizzles. 1920 Amer. Woman Aug. 24/1 (advt.) Gentleman's engraved watch..open-faced with Arabic figures and sunken second-hand dial. 1940 M. Tornich Radius Action Aircraft App. C. 122 An open-faced navigational compass..a type to be found on the larger planes mounted in such a manner that it may be read by looking directly down upon the face. 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 485/3 An 18ct gold open-faced pocket watch, signed James Whitelaw, Edinburgh. c. Originally and chiefly U.S. Of a pie: that does not have an upper layer of pastry (cf. open-faced sandwich at sandwich n.2 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > bread with spread or filling > [adjective] > open sandwich open-faced1934 the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > pie > [adjective] > qualities of pie well-raised1826 open-face1903 open-faced1934 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Open-faced..Of pies, etc., without top crust. 1946 Sun (Baltimore) 26 Apr. 6/1 A spokesman for the Case-Moody Pie Corporation..said it expected to realize a one fourth savings in flour by bringing out an ‘open-faced’ pie in which the top crust is eliminated. 1987 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 30 Dec. (Friday section) 15 The waiter rushed over in embarrassment to deliver the pastry lid to complete the ‘open-faced pie’. 2000 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 1 Nov. (Nassau & Suffolk ed.) (Food & Dining section) b14 Tapioca won't work well in an open-faced pie, because any exposed starch won't dissolve. 2. Having a wide, well-rounded face; not sharp-featured. Esp. in extended use: having a face revealing or suggesting qualities of frankness, candour, or ingenuousness. Also: candid, ingenuous, frank. Cf. open adj. 31. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > types of face > [adjective] flatc1400 hardc1400 low-cheeredc1400 large?a1425 ruscledc1440 well-visagedc1440 platter-faced1533 well-faced1534 full-faced1543 fair-faced1553 bright-faceda1560 crab-faced1563 crab-snouted1563 crab-tree-faced1563 long-visaged1584 owlya1586 wainscot-faced1588 flaberkin1592 rough-hewn1593 angel-faced1594 round-faced1594 crab-favoured1596 rugged1596 weasel-faced1596 rough-faced1598 half-faced1600 chitty1601 lenten-faced1604 broad-faced1607 dog-faced1607 weaselled-faced1607 wry-faced1607 maid-faced1610 warp-faced1611 ill-faceda1616 lean-faceda1616 old-faceda1616 moon-faced1619 monkey-faced1620 chitty-face1622 chitty-faceda1627 lean-chapt1629 antic-faced1635 bloat-faced1638 bacon-facea1640 blue-faced1640 hatchet-faced1648 grave1650 lean-jawed1679 smock-faced1684 lean-visaged1686 flaber1687 baby-faced1692 splatter-faced1707 chubby1722 puggy1722 block-faced1751 haggard-looking1756 long-faced1762 haggardly1763 fresh-faced1766 dough-faced1773 pudding-faced1777 baby-featured1780 fat-faced1782 haggard1787 weazen-face1794 keen1798 ferret-like1801 lean-cheeked1812 mulberry-faced1812 open-faced1813 open-countenanced1819 chiselled1821 hatchety1821 misfeatured1822 terse1824 weazen-faced1824 mahogany-faced1825 clock-faced1827 sharp1832 sensual1833 beef-faced1838 weaselly1838 ferret-faced1840 sensuous1843 rat-faced1844 recedent1849 neat-faced1850 cherubimical1854 pinch-faced1859 cherubic1860 frownya1861 receding1866 weak1882 misfeaturing1885 platopic1885 platyopic1885 pro-opic1885 wind-splitting1890 falcon-face1891 blunt-featured1916 bun-faced1927 fish-faced1963 1813 M. Edgeworth Let. 16 May (1971) 54 Her granddaughters..open faced and open hearted. 1851 H. Ellison Poetry Real Life 53 Thou hypocrite, That look'st so open-faced, so pure, and bright. 1897 Daily News 31 Mar. 6/3 A typical, tall, broad-shouldered, open-faced, English gentleman. 1915 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 47 843 A mild, temperate lot, broad-shouldered and open-faced, they..present few of the Turki features. 1982 T. Mo Sour Sweet ii. 23 Never at a loss for a witty remark, quick with his pleasant, open-faced smile, he was not unpopular with the men on the dockside. 2001 B. Broady In this Block there lives Slag 182 Next was Kenny Carter..a monosyllabic but pleasantly open-faced lad, although he was seldom seen to smile. DerivativesΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [noun] > having specific part of body uncovered openfacedness1649 barefootedness1756 décolletage1894 1649 H. Lawrence Some Considerations Use Holy Script. 41 As much as betweene openfacednesse, and vailing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1477 |
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