Grimace

  • 21grimace — Laide Grimace, Deprauatio oris. Faire laide grimace, Os distorquere …

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  • 22grimace — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, alteration of grimache, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grīma mask Date: 1651 a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain • grimace intransitive verb • grimacer noun …

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  • 23grimace — grim|ace1 [ grıməs, grı meıs ] verb intransitive to make an ugly expression by twisting your face, for example because you are in pain or do not like something grimace grim|ace 2 [ grıməs, grı meıs ] noun count an ugly expression that you make by …

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  • 24grimace — [grɪ meɪs, grɪməs] noun an ugly, twisted expression on a person s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement. verb make a grimace. Derivatives grimacer noun Origin C17: from Fr., from Sp. grimazo caricature , from grima fright …

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  • 25grimace — 1 verb (I) to twist your face in an ugly way because you do not like something, because you are feeling pain, or because you are trying to be funny: Toni muttered and grimaced at each tug of the comb. (+ with): Baggio lay grimacing with pain. 2… …

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  • 26grimace — 1. noun his mouth twisted into a grimace Syn: scowl, frown, sneer; face 2. verb Nina grimaced at Joe Syn: scowl, frown, sneer, glower, lower; make a face, make faces Ant: smile …

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  • 27grimace — [ˈgrɪməs] verb [I] to make an ugly expression by twisting your face, for example because you are in pain or because you do not like something grimace noun [C] …

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  • 28grimace — n. & v. n. a distortion of the face made in disgust etc. or to amuse. v.intr. make a grimace. Derivatives: grimacer n. Etymology: F f. Sp. grimazo f. grima fright …

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  • 29Grimace (composer) — Grimace (also Grymace or Grimache) was a French composer active in the mid to late 14th century.Grimace was active in the period of music history known as the ars nova and was probably a contemporary of Guillaume de Machaut, since his… …

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  • 30Grimace (album) — Grimace Album par Witness Sortie Septembre 1998 Enregistrement en 1998 Durée 50 min. 53 s. Genre Grunge Producteur …

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