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bold-faced
[ bohld-feyst ]
/ ËboĘldËfeÉŞst /
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adjective
impudent; brazen: He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.
Printing. (of type) having thick, heavy lines.
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Origin of bold-faced
First recorded in 1585â95
OTHER WORDS FROM bold-faced
bold-fac¡ed¡ly [bohld-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-], /ËboĘldËfeÉŞ sÉŞd li, -ËfeÉŞst-/, adverbbold-fac¡ed¡ness, nounWords nearby bold-faced
bolas, bold, bold as brass, Bolden, boldface, bold-faced, boldhearted, boldly, boldness, boldo, Boldrewood
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