off-the-face

[ awf-thuh-feys, of- ]

adjective

1. (of a woman's hat) made without a brim.
2. (of a woman's hairdo) not covering, framing, or shading the face.

Word History and Origins

Origin of off-the-face¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

And Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, in court last year suing each other for defamation, wore sharp, tidy suits and clean-looking, off-the-face hairstyles while they traded allegations of drunken, drug-addled abuses.

From Washington Post

With the trend to off-the-face hats, brims had become ornamental windcatchers, offering no facial shelter from the sun.

From Time Magazine Archive

She wore an "unselfish" off-the-face hat and the parasol failed to save her Scottish skin from Southern sunburn.

From Time Magazine Archive

From demure “Pokes” or off-the-face Beret-Tams to wide-brimmed, streamer-gay Straws—for the Junior.

From Project Gutenberg