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- DictionaryWhey-faced/ˈ(h)wāfāst/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) pale, especially as a result of ill health, shock, or fear: "a whey-faced maid answered the door"
The meaning of WHEY-FACE is a person having a pale face (as from fear).
Synonyms for WHEY-FACED: white-faced, untanned, anemic, white, bloodless, sallow, whitened, waxen; Antonyms of WHEY-FACED: red, ruddy, sanguine, rosy, florid, blooming, flush, glowing
Wheyface definition: a face that or a person who is pallid, as from fear.. See examples of WHEYFACE used in a sentence.
Define whey-face. whey-face synonyms, whey-face pronunciation, whey-face translation, English dictionary definition of whey-face. n. A person with a pallid face. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
What does the noun whey-face mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun whey-face . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
wheyface. 2 meanings: 1. a pale bloodless face 2. a person with such a face.... Click for more definitions.
In "Edward Scissorhands," the 1990 movie that's one of Burton's most personal (it's like a nightmare tucked inside a Christmas snow globe), Johnny Depp plays the title character as a whey-faced boy in wild hair and punk leather whose hands are giant metal threshers that could kill you.
