rock-faced

[rok-feyst]

rock-faced

[rok-feyst]
adjective
1.
(of a person) having a stiff, expressionless face.
2.
having a rocky surface.
3.
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:
1940–45
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Rock-faced is always a great word to know.
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