freckle-faced

[ frek-uhl-feyst ]

adjective

1. having a face conspicuously covered with freckles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freckle-faced¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

“Coming through!” a thick Southern accent hollers, and the crowd parts for a freckle-faced, red-haired man in camouflage.

From Literature

A ceramic Christmas tree, mounted with a photo of a freckle-faced girl with a missing front tooth, sits on the middle of the table like a centerpiece.

From Literature

Carsyn Rose, who boasts an exuberant crown of curls, stars as Amber, who in the books is depicted as a freckle-faced, white kid with a mass of red hair.

From Seattle Times

In a TV appearance as a freckle-faced 8-year-old, Rory McIlroy explained how he used his mother’s washing machine to hone his chip shot.

From Washington Post

His opponent, a freckle-faced boy named Charlie, waits a few feet away, ready to smash cars together.

From Seattle Times