open-faced
adjective
variants
or less commonly open-face
: served without a covering layer (as of bread or pastry)
an open-faced sandwich
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The recipe for this open-faced sandwich got its start as a snack for late-night revelers in The Brown Hotel in the 1920s.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
The open-faced turkey sandwich, traditionally served warm on a thick slice of toast with bacon, tomatoes, and Mornay sauce, is a headliner on the Bluegrass State’s long list of culinary contributions.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
It’s served open-faced with Manchego delivering on the gooey cheese front.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Pick a Hearty Bread: These open-faced sammies need a sturdy slice of bread to hold the bacon and eggs.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2025
Other highlights include an open-faced montre à tact (a watch that replicates the internal hour hand on the cover of the pocket watch via an arrow so that time could be read via touch) with a calendar and moonphase indications that was the inspiration for the Ref. 3330.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
This is a cookbook that captures the appetites and hunger of young Europeans who love a good Parisian brunch café, reflected in a recipe for a gooey, open-faced croque madame that swaps out ham for eggplant, but also retreats into the familiarity of pickles and dill, cornerstones of Polish cuisine.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Eat the sandwich open-faced, by hand, or submit to the mannered indignities of a fork and knife.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
Similarly, a Claes Oldenburg sculpture from 1964, a glass case filled with 24 faux open-faced sandwiches, only generated $625,000 in its final bid.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
The open-faced turkey sandwich, traditionally served warm on a thick slice of toast with bacon, tomatoes, and Mornay sauce, is a headliner on the Bluegrass State’s long list of culinary contributions.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
It’s served open-faced with Manchego delivering on the gooey cheese front.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Pick a Hearty Bread: These open-faced sammies need a sturdy slice of bread to hold the bacon and eggs.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2025
Other highlights include an open-faced montre à tact (a watch that replicates the internal hour hand on the cover of the pocket watch via an arrow so that time could be read via touch) with a calendar and moonphase indications that was the inspiration for the Ref. 3330.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
This is a cookbook that captures the appetites and hunger of young Europeans who love a good Parisian brunch café, reflected in a recipe for a gooey, open-faced croque madame that swaps out ham for eggplant, but also retreats into the familiarity of pickles and dill, cornerstones of Polish cuisine.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Eat the sandwich open-faced, by hand, or submit to the mannered indignities of a fork and knife.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
Similarly, a Claes Oldenburg sculpture from 1964, a glass case filled with 24 faux open-faced sandwiches, only generated $625,000 in its final bid.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Open-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-faced. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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