See Also: shamefaced(medicine)
shamefaced(dictionary)
shamefaced(dictionary)

belladonna (oh) and shamefaced (iou)


belladonna (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Italian; Origin: 'beautiful lady'; because it was used in cosmetics]
a poisonous plant
-synonym deadly nightshade deadly nightshade
a substance from this plant, used as a drug

shamefaced (iou)



shamefaced adjective. M16.
[Alt. of SHAMEFAST by assim. to FACE noun: see -ED2.]
1. Modest; bashful, shy. M16.
J. Morley He felt shamefaced as a schoolboy before the great world.
2. Showing shame, abashed. L19.
D. Madden James came Home, shamefaced at his lack of Success.
shamefacedly adverb E17.
shamefacedness noun M16.