grimaceryn.
rare.
The practice of using grimaces or affected gestures.
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1863 G. H. Calvert Gentleman vii. 94 Verbal courtesy, hat-in-hand grimacery.
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n.1863- to bring, call, come, stoop to one's lure
- to bring, call, come, stoop to the lure
- to bring, carry more sacks to the mill
- to bring, carry sacks to the mill
- to bring, come, etc, to an upshot
- to bring, come, etc, to the upshot
- to bring, come, fall, etc into disfavour
- to bring, come, grow into, go out of fashion
- to bring, drive to scorn
- to bring, drive, put, reduce to extremity or extremities
- to bring, drive, put, reduce to the last extremity or extremities
- to bring, get, haul, or put the tacks aboard
- to bring, have under foot
- to bring, make to shond
- to bring, make, set at one
- to bring, put an a tragedy on the stage
- to bring, put an etc on the stage
- to bring, put an opera on the stage
- to bring, put on the stage
- to bring, reduce formerly also drive to a nonplus
- to bring, reduce formerly also put to a nonplus
- to bring, reduce to a nonplus
- to bring, shape, turn to shame
- to bring, to draw, to cure to a scar
- to brisk about