rock-faced

[ rok-feyst ]

/ ˈrɒkˈfeɪst /

adjective

(of a person) having a stiff, expressionless face.

having a rocky surface.

Masonry. noting a stone or stonework the visible face of which is dressed with a hammer, with or without a chiseled draft at the edges; quarry-faced.

Origin of rock-faced

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby rock-faced

rocket ship, rocket sled, rocketsonde, Rockeye, rockface, rock-faced, rockfall, Rock Falls, rock fence, Rock fever, rock-fill dam

Example sentences from the Web for rock-faced

She has a devil of shrewdness for a father; a rock-faced man, of few words, with eyes on everything.
Captain Ravenshaw|Robert Neilson Stephens
A lady did put her head out; not Jehane, but a rock-faced matron of vast proportions with grey hair plastered to her cheeks.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay|Maurice Hewlett
Again, as at Grand Rapids, where the banks were rock-faced and sheer, the canoes would run merrily in swift-flowing waters.
The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay|Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
They passed along the street, turned, made their way down the rock-faced bluff to the water front; but still they were alone.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough

单词	rock-faced
释义	rock-faced [ rok-feyst ] / ˈrɒkˈfeɪst / adjective (of a person) having a stiff, expressionless face. having a rocky surface. Masonry. noting a stone or stonework the visible face of which is dressed with a hammer, with or without a chiseled draft at the edges; quarry-faced. Origin of rock-faced First recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby rock-faced rocket ship, rocket sled, rocketsonde, Rockeye, rockface, rock-faced, rockfall, Rock Falls, rock fence, Rock fever, rock-fill dam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rock-faced She has a devil of shrewdness for a father; a rock-faced man, of few words, with eyes on everything. Captain Ravenshaw\|Robert Neilson Stephens A lady did put her head out; not Jehane, but a rock-faced matron of vast proportions with grey hair plastered to her cheeks. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay\|Maurice Hewlett Again, as at Grand Rapids, where the banks were rock-faced and sheer, the canoes would run merrily in swift-flowing waters. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay\|Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut They passed along the street, turned, made their way down the rock-faced bluff to the water front; but still they were alone. The Magnificent Adventure\|Emerson Hough
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