Grimace Definition

grĭmĭs, grĭ-mās
grimaced, grimaces, grimacing
noun
grimaces
A twisting or distortion of the face, as in expressing pain, contempt, disgust, etc., or a wry look as in seeking to amuse.
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verb
grimaced, grimaces, grimacing
To make grimaces.
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Noun

Singular:
grimace
Plural:
grimaces

Origin of Grimace

  • From French grimace, from Middle French grimace, from Old French grimace, grimuche, from grime (“mask”), from Old Frankish *grīma (“mask”), from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask, helmet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to stroke, rub”). Cognate with Old English grīma (“mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition”). More at grime.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French grimache alteration of grimuche probably from Frankish grīma mask

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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