open-faced
adjective
variants
or less commonly open-face
: served without a covering layer (as of bread or pastry)
an open-faced sandwich
Examples of open-faced in a Sentence
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Blanketed in warm melty cheese, these signature open-faced sandwiches bring new life to your leftover turkey.
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Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2023
There are an infinite number of ways to enjoy a bagel — toasted, untoasted, open-faced, as a sandwich, with eggs — the list goes on and on.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Get The Recipe 36 of 45 Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwiches
This open-faced sandwich was created in Kentucky in the 1920s, and it’s been a staple ever since.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
Martin is fair and open-faced, and moves at times with the awkwardness of a very tall person.
—Jennifer Egan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
Hot Brown Sandwiches This tasty open-faced sandwich is smothered with a rich cheese sauce, turkey, bacon, and tomatoes.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
At bare minimum, perhaps you could be convinced that a hot dog can be an open-faced sandwich.
—Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2023
At Poppy Bagels, an open-faced sandwich is topped with lox, briny capers, and snipped chives.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
Learn more › Spinning reels were historically plagued by line twists and balky drag systems, but the wide range of open-faced reels on the market today leave those stereotypes in the dust.
—Pete Robins, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
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Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2023
There are an infinite number of ways to enjoy a bagel — toasted, untoasted, open-faced, as a sandwich, with eggs — the list goes on and on.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Get The Recipe 36 of 45 Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwiches
This open-faced sandwich was created in Kentucky in the 1920s, and it’s been a staple ever since.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
Martin is fair and open-faced, and moves at times with the awkwardness of a very tall person.
—Jennifer Egan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
Hot Brown Sandwiches This tasty open-faced sandwich is smothered with a rich cheese sauce, turkey, bacon, and tomatoes.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
At bare minimum, perhaps you could be convinced that a hot dog can be an open-faced sandwich.
—Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2023
At Poppy Bagels, an open-faced sandwich is topped with lox, briny capers, and snipped chives.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
Learn more › Spinning reels were historically plagued by line twists and balky drag systems, but the wide range of open-faced reels on the market today leave those stereotypes in the dust.
—Pete Robins, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
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“Open-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-faced. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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