palefaced
adjEtymology From paleface + -ed.
1
Having a pale face.
- It was soon arranged that I should go with a palefaced youth who had a seat to spare in his tandem, while my friend accompanied our host.1850, William Harrison Ainsworth, Ainsworth's Magazine, volume 17, page 327:
- By the side of the tired animal was a pale-faced man, who never once used his worn-out whip, but gave kindly words to his steed in the place of lashes. He was poorly dressed and looked wan and anxious.1891, Benjamin Leopold Farjeon, Basil and Annette:
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