bold face

noun

See light face
printing a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in this dictionary Compare light face

How dare you stand there with a bold face and acknowledge such a thing to me, you unmaidenly girl?

A few presents are arriving, for I put a bold face on to my friends and say we are engaged and you are coming soon.

He tried to put a bold face upon the matter and asked insolently by what right they came to disturb his rest.

Our safest plan was to put a bold face on the matter, and show that we were prepared for fighting.

Kim felt sure that the boy had been posted to guide him from the first, but putting a bold face on it, parted the curtain.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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