| 单词 | face-making |
| 释义 | > as lemmasface-making face-making n. the making of faces (in various senses); spec. (a) the pulling of faces, or an instance of this; †(b) portrait-painting (obsolete); †(c) slang the begetting of children (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [noun] i-streonc893 strainc950 akennessOE spreadingOE upspringc1000 akenningOE akennednessOE strainc1175 streningc1230 begetc1330 begettingc1330 engendrurec1350 generationa1382 gettinga1382 genderingc1384 multiplicationa1387 increase1390 prolificationa1393 procreationc1395 engenderinga1400 gendrure?a1400 engendure?a1425 progeniturec1429 propagation?1440 teemingc1450 breeda1500 geniturea1500 engenderment1507 progeneration1548 fathering1549 engender1556 race1561 multiplying1599 pullulation1641 progermination1648 reproduction1713 face-making1785 baby-making1827 begettal1864 fertility1866 1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 16 Sundry ptishes, face-makings, shaking of their heads, and diuerse verie disdainfull exclamations. 1623 J. Webster Dutchesse of Malfy iii. ii. sig. F4 'Twould disgrace His face-making, and vndoe him. 1773 ‘T. Chet-qua’ Exp. Disc. in W. Chambers Diss. on Oriental Gardening (ed. 2) 163 The Chinese call portrait-painting, or modelling portraits in coloured clay..face-making. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Face making, begetting children. 1799 J. Austen Let. 9 Jan. (1995) 34 My sweet little George!—I am delighted to hear that he has such an inventive Genius as to face-making. 1827 P. Egan Anecd. Turf 177 If ever she committed any more sins in the face-making line—quod,..should be her portion. 1856 J. Brougham All's Fair in Love i. ii. 12 There would then be a deal of time profitably employed that's now all eaten up with sigh-pumping, and hair-twisting, and face-making. 1946 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. 61 538 [In early 19th century theatre] face-making was substituted for acting in many characters. 2000 Federal EEO Advisor (Nexis) 20 Jan. The EEOC denied the employee's request for reconsideration, reiterating its determination that she was not aggrieved by a postmaster's comment and face-making. < as lemmas |
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