whiteface, white blaze

A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose. white-faced, a. 1. Having a white or pale face, as from fear, grief, illne , or the like; pale-faced. 2. Having a white front, surface, or aspect. "That pale, that white - faced shore, Whose foot spurns back the ocean's roaring tides." Shakesp.: King John , ii. 1. White-faced duck : Ornith.: A name sometimes given to the female of the Scaup, from its having a white band, which grows broader with age, at the base of the bill. [SCAUP (3).] white-favored, adj. Wearing or decked with white rosettes or favors. ( Tennyson: In Memoriam, Conc. 90.)