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Countenance
01
someone's face or facial expression
02
a confirmation that is clearly expressed
03
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
to countenance
01
to agree and not oppose to something that one generally finds unacceptable or unpleasant
Example
His dour countenance softened only slightly when he spoke of his grandchildren.
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