paper-faced en · ADJ
Meanings
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Having a face as white as paper.
thou hadst struck thy mother, thou paper-faced villain
c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more paper-faced | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most paper-faced | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |