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Grimaced

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grim·ace  (grms, gr-ms)
n.
A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.
intr.v. grim·aced, grim·ac·ing, grim·ac·es
To make a sharp contortion of the face.
[French, from Old French grimache, alteration of grimuche, probably from Frankish *grma, mask.]
grimac·er n.


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