open-faced

[ oh-puh n-feyst ]

/ ˈoʊ pənˈfeɪst /

having a frank or ingenuous face.

Also o·pen-face. designating an open sandwich.

(of a watch) having the dial covered only by the crystal.

Compare hunting case.

Origin of open-faced

First recorded in 1600–10

The only reason he got away with it, is, that he has always been such an open-faced talker, always telling everything he knew.

The Skylark of Space |Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
Matthews came forward again, and took out his watch, a large, open-faced timepiece hung to a braided buckskin chain.

The Plow-Woman |Eleanor Gates
Beside the plate he had laid his watch, an open-faced nickel one about the size of a desk-clock.

Queed |Henry Sydnor Harrison
He was always very tender-hearted about dogs, especially the open-faced bulldog.

Remarks |Bill Nye

That group of old people, and that open-faced seafaring man, standing near the altar.

The Gold Brick |Ann S. Stephens

open-faced

having an ingenuous expression

(of a watch) having no lid or cover other than the glass