Definition of Scarface

1. Noun. United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947).

Exact synonyms: Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Capone
Generic synonyms: Gangster, Mobster

Definition of Scarface

1. Noun. A person with a scarred face. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarface

scaremongered
scaremongerer
scaremongerers
scaremongering
scaremongers
scarer
scarers
scares
scareware
scarey
scarf
scarf bandage
scarf down
scarf joint
scarf out
scarface
scarfaces
scarfed
scarfer
scarfers
scarfie
scarfies
scarfing
scarfings
scarfish
scarfless
scarflike
scarfmaker
scarfmakers
scarfpin

Literary usage of Scarface

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Indian History of the Modoc War, and the Causes that Led to it by Jeff C. Davis Riddle (1914)
"Scarface turned back, followed by the grinning soldier boys. ... Scarface started again, all following. Every boy was casting glances in all directions. ..."

2. Blackfoot Lodge Tales by George Bird Grinnell (2001)
"Scarface ORIGIN OF THE MEDICINE LODGE I IN the earliest times there was no war. All the tribes were at peace. In those days there was a man who had a ..."

3. Sinopah: The Indian Boy by James Willard Schultz (1913)
"... CHAPTER VI THE STORY OF Scarface THE children of the upper end of the camp kept the clay animals they had captured just two days, and then they in turn ..."

4. The Indian History of the Modoc War and the Causes that Led to It, by Jeff C by Jeff C. Riddle (1914)
"Scarface turned back, followed by the grinning soldier boys. They rode on for a few minutes. Scarface halted and said: "Anderson you all look out good. ..."

5. Indian Legends by Marion Foster Washburne, Alice Corbin Henderson (1915)
"Scarface: A STORY OP LOVE AND MEDICINE n^HIS is a tale of ancient times. In those days there lived a young man, alone, in the midst of a large village. ..."

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