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open-faced — [o′pən fāst΄, o′pənfāst′] adj. 1. with the face uncovered 2. having a frank, honest face ☆ 3. designating a sandwich without a top slice of bread: also open face … English World dictionary
open-faced — also open face adjective Date: 1918 served without a covering layer (as of bread or pastry) < an open faced sandwich > … New Collegiate Dictionary
open-faced sandwich — also .open face sandwich n AmE a single piece of bread with meat, cheese etc on top British Equivalent: open sandwich … Dictionary of contemporary English
open-faced sandwich — noun count AMERICAN a sandwich served on one piece of bread without a top piece … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
open-faced sandwich — (also open face sandwich) noun, pl ⋯ es [count] US : a piece of bread that is covered with meat, cheese, etc. : a sandwich made with no bread on top called also (Brit) open sandwich * * * ˌopen faced ˈsandwich 8 [open faced sandwich] … Useful english dictionary
open-faced watch — Watch Watch (w[o^]ch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. w[ae]cce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache. [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
open-faced — /oh peuhn fayst /, adj. 1. having a frank or ingenuous face. 2. Also, open face. designating an open sandwich. 3. (of a watch) having the dial covered only by the crystal. Cf. hunting case. [1600 10] * * * … Universalium
open-faced — adjective or open face | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ : having an open face: as a. of a watch : having the face or dial covered only with a glass compare hunting case b. : having a frank, ingenuous, or undisguised face … Useful english dictionary
open-faced — adjective 1》 having a frank or ingenuous expression. 2》 (of a watch) having no cover other than the glass. 3》 (also open face) N. Amer. (of a sandwich or pie) without an upper layer of bread or pastry … English new terms dictionary
open-faced sandwich — noun (C) AmE an open sandwich BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
