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Of a harsh or stern countenance; hard-featured. Burke.

Lofty; haughty. [Obs.] Through support of countenance proud and hault. Spenser.

A look or expression of heading. [R.] He did it with a serious mind; a heed Was in his countenance. Shak.

is teachings. Hippocratic face Etym: [L. facies Hippocratica], the change produced in the countenance by death, or long sickness, excessive evacuations, excessive hunger, and the like. The nose is pinched, the eyes are sunk, the temples hollow, the ears cold and retracted, the skin of the forehead tense and dry, the co…

Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.

Without expression or meaning; not expressive; dull; unintelligent; as, an inexpressive countenance.

Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance. "Lamentable eye." Spenser.

tood by apparent marks or indications; as, the thoughts of men are often legible in their countenances.

An appearance of life, animation, or spirit; as, the liveliness of the eye or the countenance in a portrait.

The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance; face. [Obs.] All dreary was his cheer and his looking. Chaucer. Looking for, anticipation; expectation. "A certain fearful looking for of judgment." Heb. x. 27.

Make mouths upon me when I turn my back. Shak. Down in the mouth, chapfallen; of dejected countenance; depressed; discouraged. [Obs. or Colloq.] -- Mouth friend, one who professes friendship insincerely. Shak. -- Mouth glass, a small mirror for inspecting the mouth or teeth. -- Mouth honor, honor given in words, but…

ect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent. Pope. A cold and neglectful countenance. Locke. Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were not entirely neglectful of it. Arbuthnot. -- Neg*lect"ful*ly, adv. -- Neg*lect"ful*ness, n.

To face or look (one) out of countenance; to resist or bear down by bold looks or effrontery; to brave. Shak. Having outfaced all the world. South.

nd; to exceed in sharpness or persistence of seeing or of looking; hence, to stare out of countenance.

Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue. Spenser.

One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender. "Patron of my life and liberty." Shak. "The patron of true holiness." Spenser.

Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author.

To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid. The idea has been patronized by two States only. A. Hamilton.

The face or countenance, with respect to the temper of the mind; particular configuration, cast, or expression of countenance, as denoting character.

r part of the face; - - opposed to orthognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic. Their countenances had the true prognathous character. Kane.