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Meanings of visage in English
The human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
Synonyms
Examples for "countenance"
Examples for "countenance"
1
However, Mr Ford today stated his unwillingness to even countenance the suggestion.
2
In his countenance there was no beauty; in his bearing no elegance.
3
In a few minutes Lincoln came back down with a different countenance.
4
Angry lines appeared on the countenance of the representative of social decorum.
5
Her countenance was calm without being grave; she smiled with her eyes.
1
Timing the stock market is mug's game, as Maurice Pratt might say.
2
A few minutes later Patricia handed me a mug of hot chocolate.
3
The city police are putting their own list of mug shots together.
4
I stared into my mug, rethinking my decision to delay going home.
5
Yet she remains bitter about the public posting of her mug shot.
1
This address caused a considerable change in the physiognomy of my auditor.
2
She mimicked the Lenkenstein physiognomy spontaneously in the run of her speech.
3
I couldn't help thinking how the job had molded the man's physiognomy.
4
This grandiose apostrophe was scarcely in accord with his costume and physiognomy.
5
There is nothing in my poor physiognomy worthy of your briefest attention.
1
I was not in the least cold, except my thumb and phiz.
2
One of them such an awful phiz that I'm afraid of her.
3
I suppose you thought you couldn't affect my dark, old, saddle-flap-looking phiz.
4
And I appear so penitent and wear so long a phiz
5
But never shall I forget the rage that gleamed in the tyrant's phiz!
1
In fact, a sorry kisser almost always resulted in a sorry lover.
2
Her body seemed to care only that he was a top-of-the-line kisser.
3
LaGuerta is very very good at kissing ass, a world-class ass kisser.
4
The vampire took that blast from the mine right in the kisser.
5
Third Floor Clyde, I had to admit, had been a very good kisser.
1
Two of them charged him suddenly-theredhead and the unpleasant smiler.
2
I should smiler Bland's been up all night after a most draggin' ride home.
3
The smiler with the knife hid under the cloak.
4
There are few more level-headed athletes in professional sport than the 25-year-old smiler from Eastbourne.
5
Both of them were gray-haired, Miriam firm-jawed and dark-eyed and Franklin a simple, jocular smiler.
Usage of visage in English
1
A look of grave perplexity rested on the visage of the Eskimo.
2
The old woman turned her wrinkled visage up to his in wonder.
3
A momentary look of guilt passed across his daughter's otherwise perfect visage.
4
His grave, shadowy-lined, iron visage showed the traces of time and experience.
5
The father read it, and, after a few lines, with grave visage.
6
His must have been the spectral visage I saw at the window.
7
The water was clear reflecting her visage, fearsome in its hideous detail.
8
The King wipes off the perfumes from his visage with his hand.
9
Your resemblance to the deceased Lodi, in person and visage, is remarkable.
10
His visage was colourless; his limbs destitute of motion, almost of life.
11
Astonishment was now mingled with every other dreadful meaning in his visage.
12
His wandering gaze first encountered the sad, austere visage of the prelate.
13
Rezanov laughed heartily and even the glum visage of Father Abella relaxed.
14
Rashed approached Edwan's visage, not certain why the ghost was so troubled.
15
Kalena's visage flashed before Morgis's eyes, but he said nothing this time.
16
He waved a pudgy hand in a vague circle, indicating his visage.
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Visage through the time
Visage across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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