shamefacen.
/ˈʃeɪmfeɪs/ rare.
1. A bashful aspect.
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the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [noun] > aspect
shameface1636
1636–41 Politick Maid ii, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1886) II. iv. 491 But it seemd he had a shame-face, He did not court and play.
1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 4 Being told at home that a shame Face too, Was a great sign he had some Grace too.
1892 W. Besant in Critic (N.Y.) 12 Sept. 143/2 One could see all the way across the Atlantic her cheeks blush; one could observe the shameface.
2. A shamefaced person.Apparently an isolated use.
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the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [noun] > person
shell-snail1585
diffident1617
shameface1898
shrinking violet1915
1898 M. Hewlett Forest Lovers (1911) xvi. 138 You mean that I may not venture into a lady's chamber, Shameface?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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