Grimace
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| - | ''[[Les Grimaces]]'' is a series of humoristic engravings published by [[Boilly]] in [[1823]]. | + | |
| + | # A [[distortion]] of the [[countenance]], whether habitual, from [[affectation]], or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as [[contempt]], [[disapprobation]], [[complacency]], etc.; a [[smirk]]; a made-up face. | ||
| + | #* "I trundle off to bed, eyes brimming, face twisted into a grateful glistening '''grimace''', and awaken the next day wondering what all the fuss was about." — ''Opera News'', March 2005 | ||
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- A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.
- "I trundle off to bed, eyes brimming, face twisted into a grateful glistening grimace, and awaken the next day wondering what all the fuss was about." — Opera News, March 2005
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