Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word dour-faced.
Examples
-
But Donovan sat dour-faced as Truman listened to a few war stories from Laussucq, pinned a Silver Star medal on his chest, posed for photos, then hustled the two men out before Donovan could get in a word about his agency.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
-
Into this melee comes 25-year-old Lesley (Audrey Lynn Weston), a dour-faced young woman with an amazing gift for organization.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Mrs. Warren's Profession, Alphabetical Order, The Most Ridiculous Thing You Ever Hoid Fern Siegel 2010
-
But Donovan sat dour-faced as Truman listened to a few war stories from Laussucq, pinned a Silver Star medal on his chest, posed for photos, then hustled the two men out before Donovan could get in a word about his agency.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
-
Into this melee comes 25-year-old Lesley (Audrey Lynn Weston), a dour-faced young woman with an amazing gift for organization.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Mrs. Warren's Profession, Alphabetical Order, The Most Ridiculous Thing You Ever Hoid Fern Siegel 2010
-
“Write your name here,” a dour-faced receptionist says without bothering to look up at me.
Good-Bye To All That Margo Candela 2010
-
Four gargoyles jutted out over the entry arches: a football player, a dour-faced man in medieval garb, a tiger with a shield, and an ape in graduation robes and spectacles.
Enchanted Ivy Sarah Beth Durst 2010
-
By contrast, Paulin-Ramirez sat dour-faced behind wire-framed glasses, her light brown hair braided down her back.
Jamie Paulin-Ramirez And Colleen LaRose Due In Court Over Terrorism Charges 2010
-
But with the pretty beaded lamp in the living room and a painting of a perfect olive tree where the dour-faced grandfather had been, the living room was a place that Holly would want to spend time in, reading a novel or just staring into space.
The Love Goddess’ Cooking School Melissa Senate 2010
-
C.D.J.: No, you'll like this: See, I'm gonna set up a hierarchical "Magisterium" of dour-faced men who worship an intolerant monotheistic god, and according to the evil Magisterium, I, Crystal Dragon Jesus, am supposed to be this god's son, right?
The Schedule 2008
-
C.D.J.: No, you'll like this: See, I'm gonna set up a hierarchical "Magisterium" of dour-faced men who worship an intolerant monotheistic god, and according to the evil Magisterium, I, Crystal Dragon Jesus, am supposed to be this god's son, right?
Archive 2008-10-01 2008
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.