COUNTENANCE
\kˈa͡ʊntənəns], \kˈaʊntənəns], \k_ˈaʊ_n_t_ə_n_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of COUNTENANCE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
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the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face'; `phiz' is British)
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The face; the expression; appearance; support.
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To support; encourage; favor.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Robley Dunglison