| 单词 | to carry a face of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto carry a face of e. †to carry a face of: to have an appearance of. †to carry a great face: to have an appearance of importance. †to have a face: to have a promising appearance, give promise of success. Cf. sense 16a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (intransitive)] > have appearance of importance to carry a great face1674 1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth ii. f. 131 The whole body and corps of this Coniuration..are made yet to beare and carry a face and shew..of a Sacrifice to your Pallas or Diane. 1644 T. Edwards Antapologia 3 At the first view and reading of it, it carries a face of fairenesse,..especially to such who know not the Authours. 1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick Pref. That is a thing carries a great face with it. 1760 S. Foote Minor i. 45 Pillory me, but it [sc. a plan] has a face. 1782 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XIII. 419 It carries no face of probability. 1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 13 Sept. (1941) 102 Cadell explained to me a plan for securing the copyright of the novels, which has a very good face. 1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice i. i. 39 Vicarious..is a word that carries always a face of substitution. < as lemmas |
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