florid-faced

These were men who came to her father's plant for days on end, fixed his foreign-made machines, and then came with him to dinner, where they taught the girl words from their language as they grew florid-faced and reckless from drinking bourbon.

Italy, 1990 Savannah Schroll Guz 2011

Donald Alston, a large, somewhat florid-faced man in full-dress Air Force uniform.

How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

The sandwich a florid-faced store owner nibbles while contemplating a loan that will change a man's life.

In 'Charming Billy,' finely drawn characters breathe life into a barroom requiem Celia Wren 2011

Donald Alston, a large, somewhat florid-faced man in full-dress Air Force uniform.

How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

The Red-headed League I had called upon my friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, one day in the autumn of last year and found him in deep conversation with a very stout, florid-faced, elderly gentleman with fiery red hair.

Sole Music 2010

The owner, a chubby florid-faced Han, was delighted at the business and the rare foreign visitor.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

The owner, a chubby florid-faced Han, was delighted at the business and the rare foreign visitor.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

The owner, a chubby florid-faced Han, was delighted at the business and the rare foreign visitor.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

He felt naked compared to the black-suited, bow-tied waiters and two florid-faced, elderly men in pin-striped suits at a table nearby, accompanied by a pair of bejeweled women in floral print dresses.

A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009

He felt naked compared to the black-suited, bow-tied waiters and two florid-faced, elderly men in pin-striped suits at a table nearby, accompanied by a pair of bejeweled women in floral print dresses.

A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009