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"word": "beard"
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"word": "facial hair"
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"word": "moustache"
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"word": "expression"
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"word": "beautiful"
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"word": "homely"
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"ref": "1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax",
"text": "But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.",
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{
"ref": "1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “\"Condor\"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 46",
"text": "With such powerful selling-points, why is it, as recent editorial comment and correspondence in this journal has revealed, that \"Condor\" has yet to bring a warm glow to the countenance of the L.M.R.'s accountants?",
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"ref": "1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor, published 1991, page 174",
"text": "All feared and obeyed him; to use his roads we must have his countenance.",
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"Favour; support; encouragement."
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"feminine"
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"Superficial appearance; show; pretense."
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"(obsolete) Superficial appearance; show; pretense."
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"code": "af",
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"word": "gesigsuitdrukking"
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"sense": "face",
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"roman": "saxis gamomeṭq̇veleba",
"sense": "face",
"word": "სახის გამომეტყველება"
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"sense": "face",
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"sense": "face",
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"roman": "fysiognomía",
"sense": "face",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"masculine"
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"sense": "calm facial expression",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "tolerar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "терпеть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "одобрять"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "разрешать"
},
{
"alt": "на совершение чего-л.",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "давать санкцию"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "admitir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "permitir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "tolerar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "aprobar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "sancionar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "apoyar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "favorecer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tolerate, support, sanction",
"word": "patrocinar"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"countenance"
],
"word": "countenance"
}
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