Both Uses of
wizened
in
Dubliners
- A tall wizen-faced man, with a stiff grizzled moustache and swarthy skin, who was passing out with his partner, said: "And may we have some refreshment, too, Miss Morkan?"†
Chpt 15 *
- His wizened face broke into a broader smile, and the three young ladies laughed in musical echo to his pleasantry, swaying their bodies to and fro, with nervous jerks of their shoulders.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(wizened) thin and wrinkled -- typically from age or illness