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.
Webster's New World
verb
grimaced, grimaces, grimacing
To make grimaces.
Webster's New World
Origin of Grimace
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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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