hard-facedadj.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːdˈfeɪst/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrdˌfeɪst/

Forms: see hard adj. and n. and faced adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., faced adj.¹

Etymology: < hard adj. + faced adj.¹

1. Having a stern or mean face; having a harsh or impassive expression; (hence) severe, inflexible, stubborn; unemotional. Also (of a fact, statement, etc.): intractable or unyielding.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective]

starkOE

moodyOE

stithc1000

stidyc1175

stallc1275

harda1382

stubbornc1386

obstinate?1387

throa1400

hard nolleda1425

obstinant?a1425

pertinacec1425

stablec1440

dour1488

unresigned1497

difficultc1503

hard-necked1530

pertinatec1534

obstacle1535

stout-stomached1549

hard-faced1567

stunt1581

hard-headed1583

pertinacious1583

stuntly1583

peremptory1589

stomachous1590

mulish1600

stomachful1600

obstined1606

restive1633

obstinacious1649

opinionated1649

tenacious1656

iron-sided1659

sturdy1664

cat-witted1672

obstinated1672

unyielding1677

ruggish1688

bullet-headed1699

tough1780

pelsy1785

stupid1788

hard-set1818

thick and thin1822

stuntya1825

rigwiddie1826

indomitable1830

recalcitrant1830

set1848

mule-headed1870

muley1871

capitose1881

hard-nosed1917

tight1928

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [adjective] > specifically of looks or demeanour

grim1340

stern1390

severe1565

hard-faced1567

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) v. f. 63^v Before hir gazing stood A hard faaste boy [L. duri puer oris] a shrewde pert wag that could no maners good.

1583 W. Rainolds Refut. Sundry Reprehensions xi. 264 He is more hard-faced then the most reprobate heretikes of this age.

1655 S. Rutherford Covenant of Life Opened i. vii. 43 The farrest that hard faced Jesuits go in this, is to tell us of the poor penny of the merit of congruity.

1681 R. Baxter Apol. Nonconformists Ministry 181 Far be it from us to mention them as murmuring at the Providence of God; but only in confutation of the hard-faced Calumnies of some men.

1776 J. Leacock Fall Brit. Tyranny i. iv. 10 He will have to make his appearance before Lord Frostyface,..Lord Surly and Lord Tribulation, as hard-fac'd fellows as himself.

1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. p. xix A hard-faced, atrabilious, earnest-eyed race.

1872 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. July 503 Thus has the magician of words filled the mental horizon with specious and broad generalizations, that hide, for a little, the stubborn, hard-faced facts over which they lie.

1926 N.Y. Times 20 Aug. 16 The grimy ‘City’ of London must look more than usually hard-faced as it sees Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells rushing into financial debates.

1958 B. Nichols Sweet & Twenties 145 Harding was a hardfaced provincial politician.

2010 Daily Tel. 17 Sept. 34/1 Ena Sharples, the hard-faced moraliser in a hairnet.

2. Esp. of tools and machine parts: having a working surface that is particularly hard.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [adjective] > others

barreda1571

hulch-backed1611

soft-headed1640

boneheaded?1750

shambling1829

hard-faced1862

bushed1907

1862 U.S. Patent 35,683 1/2 The hard-faced sheet-leather pads..afford the desired stay and support over the weak and diseased portions of a patient.

1868 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 132/1 The cutting-tool is a hard-faced steel chisel..about one-inch broad.

1960 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 194 269/3 Hard-faced rolls had a useful service life five times as long as the usual steel rolls.

2003 M. E. Brumbach & J. A. Clade Industr. Maintenance ii. 33/2 Hard-faced hammers should not be used on struck tools that are case hardened.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hard-faced
释义	hard-facedadj. Brit. /ˌhɑːdˈfeɪst/, U.S. /ˈhɑrdˌfeɪst/ Forms: see hard adj. and n. and faced adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., faced adj.¹ Etymology: < hard adj. + faced adj.¹ 1. Having a stern or mean face; having a harsh or impassive expression; (hence) severe, inflexible, stubborn; unemotional. Also (of a fact, statement, etc.): intractable or unyielding. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] starkOE moodyOE stithc1000 stidyc1175 stallc1275 harda1382 stubbornc1386 obstinate?1387 throa1400 hard nolleda1425 obstinant?a1425 pertinacec1425 stablec1440 dour1488 unresigned1497 difficultc1503 hard-necked1530 pertinatec1534 obstacle1535 stout-stomached1549 hard-faced1567 stunt1581 hard-headed1583 pertinacious1583 stuntly1583 peremptory1589 stomachous1590 mulish1600 stomachful1600 obstined1606 restive1633 obstinacious1649 opinionated1649 tenacious1656 iron-sided1659 sturdy1664 cat-witted1672 obstinated1672 unyielding1677 ruggish1688 bullet-headed1699 tough1780 pelsy1785 stupid1788 hard-set1818 thick and thin1822 stuntya1825 rigwiddie1826 indomitable1830 recalcitrant1830 set1848 mule-headed1870 muley1871 capitose1881 hard-nosed1917 tight1928 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [adjective] > specifically of looks or demeanour grim1340 stern1390 severe1565 hard-faced1567 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) v. f. 63^v Before hir gazing stood A hard faaste boy [L. duri puer oris] a shrewde pert wag that could no maners good. 1583 W. Rainolds Refut. Sundry Reprehensions xi. 264 He is more hard-faced then the most reprobate heretikes of this age. 1655 S. Rutherford Covenant of Life Opened i. vii. 43 The farrest that hard faced Jesuits go in this, is to tell us of the poor penny of the merit of congruity. 1681 R. Baxter Apol. Nonconformists Ministry 181 Far be it from us to mention them as murmuring at the Providence of God; but only in confutation of the hard-faced Calumnies of some men. 1776 J. Leacock Fall Brit. Tyranny i. iv. 10 He will have to make his appearance before Lord Frostyface,..Lord Surly and Lord Tribulation, as hard-fac'd fellows as himself. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. p. xix A hard-faced, atrabilious, earnest-eyed race. 1872 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. July 503 Thus has the magician of words filled the mental horizon with specious and broad generalizations, that hide, for a little, the stubborn, hard-faced facts over which they lie. 1926 N.Y. Times 20 Aug. 16 The grimy ‘City’ of London must look more than usually hard-faced as it sees Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells rushing into financial debates. 1958 B. Nichols Sweet & Twenties 145 Harding was a hardfaced provincial politician. 2010 Daily Tel. 17 Sept. 34/1 Ena Sharples, the hard-faced moraliser in a hairnet. 2. Esp. of tools and machine parts: having a working surface that is particularly hard. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [adjective] > others barreda1571 hulch-backed1611 soft-headed1640 boneheaded?1750 shambling1829 hard-faced1862 bushed1907 1862 U.S. Patent 35,683 1/2 The hard-faced sheet-leather pads..afford the desired stay and support over the weak and diseased portions of a patient. 1868 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 132/1 The cutting-tool is a hard-faced steel chisel..about one-inch broad. 1960 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 194 269/3 Hard-faced rolls had a useful service life five times as long as the usual steel rolls. 2003 M. E. Brumbach & J. A. Clade Industr. Maintenance ii. 33/2 Hard-faced hammers should not be used on struck tools that are case hardened. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1567
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