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grimace

[grim-uhs, gri-meys] / ˈgrɪm əs, grɪˈmeɪs /
NOUN
scowling facial expression
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He visited circuses and melodrama houses; his periodical writings covered vents and "grimacers", waxworks, freak shows, actors, gaslight fairies and clowns.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2012

All the grimacers, all the clowns, all the merry-andrews envied Gwynplaine.

From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor

The dimplers, the smilers, the laughers, the grimacers, the horse-laughers.

From History of English Humour, Vol. 2 by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan




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