rock-faced

[ rok-feyst ]

adjective

1. (of a person) having a stiff, expressionless face.
2. having a rocky surface.
3. Masonry. noting a stone or stonework the visible face of which is dressed with a hammer, with or without a chiseled draft at the edges; quarry-faced.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rock-faced¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Q: I have a home filled with antique oak furniture, eucalyptus hardwood floors and a rock-faced fireplace.

From Seattle Times

Largemouth are fair on islands and rock-faced steep shorelines with spinners and jigs.

From Washington Times

Largemouth are fair on islands and rock-faced steep shorelines with spinners and jigs.

From Washington Times

Skilled hikers can tackle rock-faced “Sombrero Peak,” the name locals give Safford Peak.

From Washington Times

The landscape, in its jagged immensity and its brilliant blues and greens, its rock-faced coast and glassy fjord, reminded her and Montazeri of Mazandaran.

From The New Yorker