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A '''grimace''' is a [[facial expression]]. It is a [[distortion]] of the [[countenance]], whether habitual, from [[affectation]], or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as [[contempt]], [[disapprobation]], [[complacency]], [[disgust]], [[disapproval]] and [[pain]]; a [[smirk]]; a made-up face. A '''grimace''' is a [[facial expression]]. It is a [[distortion]] of the [[countenance]], whether habitual, from [[affectation]], or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as [[contempt]], [[disapprobation]], [[complacency]], [[disgust]], [[disapproval]] and [[pain]]; a [[smirk]]; a made-up face.
 +==Etymology==
 +From French fr, from Middle French frm, from Old French grimace, grimuche, from grime (“mask”), from Old Frankish *grīma (“mask”), from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask, helmet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to stroke, rub”). Cognate with Old English grīma (“mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition”). More at grime.
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==See also== ==See also==
*[[Caricature]] *[[Caricature]]
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A grimace is a facial expression. It is a distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, disgust, disapproval and pain; a smirk; a made-up face.

Etymology

From French fr, from Middle French frm, from Old French grimace, grimuche, from grime (“mask”), from Old Frankish *grīma (“mask”), from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask, helmet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to stroke, rub”). Cognate with Old English grīma (“mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition”). More at grime.

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