countenance, visage
(noun) the appearance conveyed by a personās face; āa pleasant countenanceā; āa stern visageā
countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug
(noun) the human face (ākisserā and āsmilerā and āmugā are informal terms for āfaceā and āphizā is British)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
visage (plural visages)
Countenance; appearance; one's face.
Synonym: Thesaurus:countenance
• Veigas
Source: Wiktionary
Vis"age (; 48), n. Etym: [F. visage, from L. visus a seeing, a look, fr. videre, visum, to see. See Vision.]
Definition: The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face. Chaucer. "A visage of demand." Shak. His visage was so marred more than any man. Isa. lii. 14. Love and beauty still that visage grace. Waller.
Vis"age (; 48), v. t.
Definition: To face. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 May 2025
(noun) a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
