red-faced

adj 5

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adj

1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, face.

I suppose that nowadays the red-faced farmers, whose invariable topic (so a friendly guard who understood Welsh told me) was sheep and their prices, find their own cars or the buses more convenient than a Western Region main line for their short-distance peregrinations to market.

A red-faced bird with a striking white head and underside, and black-and-white wings and tail, the Palmnut Vulture lives in tropical forested areas of Africa, often by lakes, rivers, and seashores.

2

With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.

A red-faced John edged his way quietly out of the room.

3

With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.

Coming home late and red-faced every night from the pub is not what I expected of you.

4

With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.

The customer gave a red-faced account of the argument with the waiter.

5

With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.

"I can't for the life of me think where I left the tickets!", she cried out, red-faced.

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