pale-faced
Example Sentences
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The late Philip Rahv once divided American writers into palefaces and redskins.
From Time Magazine Archive
His face was a patchwork: he had bearded cheeks, like some I had seen palefaces wear; his nose was an eagle's bill, and his sharp-pointed ears were pricked up like those of a sly fox.
From American Indian stories by Zitkala-Sa
To the great surprise of Massasoit's men, there was an Indian with these palefaces.
From Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola by Perry, F. M. (Frances Melville)
As he grew older he heard a good deal about men, not only of another tribe but of another race, the palefaces, who were trying to get the lands of the Indians.
From Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola by Perry, F. M. (Frances Melville)
Yes, my child, several others besides Judéwin are going away with the palefaces.
From American Indian stories by Zitkala-Sa
