| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Bare-faced. Impudence unconcealed. A “bare-faced lie” is a lie told shamelessly and without prevarication. | 1 |
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Shame-faced. Having shame expressed in the face. | 2 |
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Faced with [silk, etc.]. An inferior article bearing the surface of a superior one, as when cotton-velvet has a silk surface; the “facings” (as the lining of coat-cuffs, etc.) made of silk, etc. | 3 |
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