mien /miːn/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from demean 'to behave' ( ⇨ DEMEANOR ) (influenced by French mine 'appearance' ) ]
literary a person’s typical expression or appearance:
her sorrowful mien
mien /miːn/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from demean 'to behave' ( ⇨ DEMEANOR ) (influenced by French mine 'appearance' ) ]
literary a person’s typical expression or appearance:
her sorrowful mien
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012