The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hatchet \Hatch"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st Hatch, Hash.]
A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
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Specifically, a tomahawk.
Buried was the bloody hatchet.
--Longfellow.hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a hatchet; hence:
hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged.
--Dryden.To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled.
To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last two phrases are derived from the practice of the American Indians.
Usage examples of "hatchet face".
His hatchet face, dominated by a curved beak of a nose above a thin-lipped mouth, looked even more haggard than usual, his exhaustion furrowing deep lines down each cheek.
His hatchet face was even thinner now, his tight, hard mouth like a gash.
Accompanying him was a tall, stooped man of middle years, his hatchet face painfully thin, his gaunt cheeks powdered light blue in some recent court fashion, and wearing oversized Napan sea gear.
He was studying a device held in his hand, his hatchet face bent forward and tight with concentration.
He had a hatchet face and a receding chin, and he gazed at Jill through what she assumed were the “.
He had a hatchet face and a receding chin, and he gazed at Jill through what she assumed were the tortoiseshell cheaters referred to by her recent acquaintance, Mr.
His narrow, hatchet face was beardless, displaying a lifetime of battle scars.