keep in countenance

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They are intended to keep in countenance the well-known "face," which is said to be "the Index of the Mind."

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

Even the great name of Michael Angelo may be used to keep in countenance a deficiency, or rather neglect of colouring, and every other ornamental part of the art.

From Seven Discourses on Art by Morley, Henry

I am amazed that they do not see that their dress is indispensable to keep in countenance the policy and purposes out of which those evils grow.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Herd ye, to keep in countenance; or are afraid of your own hideousness, that ye dread to go alone?

From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Melville, Herman

Ruth tried to keep in countenance, but a blush of shame and a frown of irritation came in spite of her.

From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham