All 4 Uses of
countenance
in
The Winter's Tale
- The king hath on him such a countenance
As he had lost some province...Scene 1.2 *countenance = facial expression
- My lord, Go then; and with a countenance as clear As friendship wears at feasts, keep with Bohemia And with your queen: I am his cupbearer.†
Scene 1.2
- Your guests are coming: Lift up your countenance, as it were the day Of celebration of that nuptial which We two have sworn shall come.†
Scene 4.4
- There was casting up of eyes, holding up of hands, with countenance of such distraction that they were to be known by garment, not by favour.†
Scene 5.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(countenance as in: a pleasant countenance) facial expression; or face; or composure or manner
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(2)
(countenance as in: giving countenance) to tolerate, approve, or show favor or support