open-faceadj.
/ˈəʊp(ə)nˌfeɪs/, U.S. /ˈoʊp(ə)nˌfeɪs/ 1. = open-faced adj. 1a, 1b.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective] > having specific part of body uncovered > head > face
barevis?a1400
open-faced1477
open-face1858
1858 Catal. 10th Exhib. Inventions in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 6 App. I. 30/2 Patent Hunting and Open-face Watch.
1906 ‘H. McHugh’ Skiddoo! v. 75 The Human Hog was invented long before the open-face street car began to stop for him.
1940 M. Tornich Radius Action Aircraft App. C. 122 Figure 76 represents diagrammatically an open-faced navigational compass.
1995 J. Miller Voxpop xv. 203 I'd only wear an open-face helmet. Full-face helmets weren't around at the time the bikes came out.
2. U.S. = open-faced adj. 1c.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > pie > [adjective] > qualities of pie
well-raised1826
open-face1903
open-faced1934
1903 N.Y. Times 15 Mar. (Mag. Suppl.) 14/1 The last fond glance of his loved one and the taste of the open-face pie.
1931 Amer. Speech 7 51 Custard [in lumberjack lingo] is ‘open face pie’.
1946 Sun (Baltimore) 13 Mar. 22/7 The proposed serving of ‘open-face’ pies and sandwiches.
1998 Alaska Oct. 69/1 Yield: One 9-inch open-face pie.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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