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adjective

Lean-faced adj.

Having a thin face.

(Typog.) Slender or narrow; said of type the letters of which have thin lines, or are unusually narrow in proportion to their height.

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Etymology of 'Lean-faced'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... before the belted sentinel. For a moment neither spoke; they looked at each other very hard in the eyes, and Ransom heard the organ, beyond partitions, launching its waves of sound through the hall. They seemed to be very near it, and the whole place vibrated. The policeman was a tall, lean-faced, sallow man, with a stoop of the shoulders, a small, steady eye, and something in his mouth which made a protuberance in his cheek. Ransom could see that he was very strong, but he believed that he himself was not materially ...

— The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) • Henry James

... entombed (on some wager I hazard), in spite of scared squawking and mutter, after the fashion that lean-faced Rajah dealt with trapped heroes, once, in Calcutta. Dared you break the crust and bullyrag 'em—hot, fierce and angry, what wide beaks buzz plain Saxon as ever spoke Witenagemot! Yet, singing, they sing as ...

— Figures of Earth • James Branch Cabell

... than a young, lean-faced soldier, with flashing eyes, leaped to the platform, and dramatically ...

— Ten Days That Shook the World • John Reed