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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WHEY-FACED

WHEY-FACED Whey "-faced `, a.

 

Defn: Having a pale or white face, as from fright. "Whey-faced cavaliers." Aytoun.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

whey-faced

whey-faced ▶adjective (of a person ) pale, esp. as a result of ill health, shock, or fear.

 

Oxford Dictionary

whey-faced

whey-faced ▶adjective (of a person ) pale, especially as a result of ill health, shock, or fear.