rich face

English

Noun

rich face

  1. (slang, derogatory, dated) A face or nose that is heavily covered with acne.
    • 1829, Lord King, The Life of John Locke, With Extracts from His Correspondence, Journals, and Common-place Books, page 19:
      He was so poor, that he had not so much as a rich face, nor the promise of a carbuncle in it, so that I must needs say that his outside was poet enough.
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