Both Uses of
countenance
in
Animal Farm
- Boxer looked at Napoleon to know whether he should crush the dog to death or let it go. Napoleon appeared to change countenance, and sharply ordered Boxer to let the dog go, whereat Boxer lifted his hoof, and the dog slunk away, bruised and howling.
p. 83..4countenance = facial expression
- The four pigs waited, trembling, with guilt written on every line of their countenances.
p. 83..6 *countenances = faces
Definition:
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(countenance as in: a pleasant countenance) facial expression; or face; or composure or manner