white-faced

\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective

1.

a. : having a wan pale face

b. : having the face white in whole or in part — used especially of animals in which other parts of the body, hair, or plumage are dark

2. : having a white facing : white-fronted

a white-faced storefront

a white-faced hem

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/hwuyt"fayst', wuyt"-/, adj.

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.

[1585-95]

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whiteˈ-faced adjective

1. Having a face pale with fear or from illness

2. Wearing white make-up, eg as a clown

3. (of animals) having the face, or part of it, white

4. With white front (also whiteˈ-fronted)

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Main Entry: ↑white

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white-faced «HWYT FAYST», adjective.

1. pale; pallid: »

a group of tired, undernourished, white-faced children.

2. having a large patch of white or whitish hair between the muzzle and the top of the head: »

a white-faced pony.