Definition of "open-faced" []

• Having a face that seems to exhibit honesty and sincerity. (adjective)
• Having a side uncovered: an open-faced sandwich. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Nick Brandreth for The Wall Street Journal The open-faced turkey sandwich with lingonberries and a side of couscous is a popular lunch item at the Rail House 1449."
• "Favorites at lunch, which began last month, include the poached-chicken apple salad ($13) and the open-faced turkey sandwich with ginger juice and Granny Smith apples on raisin-walnut bread ($10)."
• "The Royal Cafe A smushi small Danish open-faced sandwich at the Royal Café But we felt a touch of hygge at Torvehallerne, a glass-enclosed food market bustling with butchers, florists, bakers and spicemongers."