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white-faced

white-faced
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hwahyt, wahyt feyst]
    • /ʰwaɪt, waɪt feɪst/
    • /waɪt feɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt, wahyt feyst]
    • /ʰwaɪt, waɪt feɪst/

Definitions of white-faced word

  • adjective white-faced having a white or pale face. 1
  • adjective white-faced marked with white on the front of the head, as a horse. 1
  • adjective white-faced having a white front or surface. 1
  • adjective white-faced having a bloodless or pale face, as from pain, emotion, etc 0
  • adjective white-faced having a pale face; pallid 0
  • adjective white-faced having a white mark on the front of the head, as a horse 0

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Origin of white-faced

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for White-faced

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

white-faced popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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