Glabre definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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In France, half a century later, not only the perruque_, but the menton glabre was regarded as symptomatic of the classicist and the academician; while the beard became a badge of romanticism.

—A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century

Examples (4)

In France, half a century later, not only the perruque_, but the menton glabre was regarded as symptomatic of the classicist and the academician; while the beard became a badge of romanticism. — A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century
Otant le masque à poils de son visage glabre, — Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn
I shall not forget the bald prominent forehead (_une tête glabre_), the cavernous eyes, the macabre expression of burnt-out lust smouldering upon his face. " — Without Prejudice
_glabre_ faces and high-pitched voices and women with rather wild eyes. — Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement