GRIMACE


Meaning of GRIMACE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgri-məs, gri-ˈmās ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, alteration of grimache, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grīma mask

Date: 1651

: a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain

• grimace intransitive verb

• gri·mac·er noun

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