All 9 Uses of
countenance
in
The Prince and The Pauper
- This stern-countenanced invalid was the dread Henry VIII.†
Chpt 5 *countenanced = tolerated, approved, or showed favor or supported
- Thou hast the same hair, the same eyes, the same voice and manner, the same form and stature, the same face and countenance that I bear.†
Chpt 3 *
- Dost not recall how that the old Baron Marley, being mad, forgot the favour of his own countenance that he had known for sixty years, and held it was another's; nay, even claimed he was the son of Mary Magdalene, and that his head was made of Spanish glass; and, sooth to say, he suffered none to touch it, lest by mischance some heedless hand might shiver it?†
Chpt 6
- I remember me of a small house that standeth over against the fish-market, by Billingsgate—" A sharp pressure upon Tom's arm stopped his foolish tongue and sent a blush to his face; but no countenance there betrayed any sign that this strange speech had been remarked or given concern.†
Chpt 14
- brought a shiver, and suggested an ogre whose nostrils breathed destruction and whose hand dealt scourgings and death; but to this boy the name brought only sensations of pleasure; the figure it invoked wore a countenance that was all gentleness and affection.†
Chpt 17
- there were middle-sized youths, of truculent countenance, and similarly clad;†
Chpt 17
- She bent upon Miles that same steady look once more, and added: "If you WERE Miles Hendon, and he knew it and all the region knew it—consider what I am saying, weigh it well—you would stand in the same peril, your punishment would be no less sure; he would deny you and denounce you, and none would be bold enough to give you countenance."†
Chpt 26
- I knew thee the moment I saw thee; and main hard work it was to keep a stony countenance and seem to see none here but tuppenny knaves and rubbish o' the streets.†
Chpt 27
- The chronicler says, 'The King, as he entered the city, was received by the people with prayers, welcomings, cries, and tender words, and all signs which argue an earnest love of subjects toward their sovereign; and the King, by holding up his glad countenance to such as stood afar off, and most tender language to those that stood nigh his Grace, showed himself no less thankful to receive the people's goodwill than they to offer it.†
Chpt 31
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
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, in addition to facial expression, countenance can refer to one's posture and other visible features.