1849 P. H. Myers ii. 21 Instead of the fat, dumpy, and peony-faced girl of Harry's imagination, he met an elegant and graceful lady.
1869 A. J. Evans xii. 162 This sloe-eyed, peony-faced girl.
1998 (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Features section) You start out for work in layers of cashmere, only to arrive peony-faced in an unexpected heatwave.