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faceFront part of the head, extending from the forehead to the chin and housing the eyes, nose, mouth, and jaws. The receding of the jaw and the increasing size of the brain in human evolution has made the face essentially vertical, with two distinctively human features: a prominent, projecting nose and a clearly defined chin. The face and braincase follow different patterns of growth. While the face grows more slowly, it ends up much larger compared to the braincase in adults than at birth. The facial muscles move the features to express emotion. face 1. Mountaineering a steep side of a mountain, bounded by ridges 2. Nautical aeronautics the aft or near side of a propeller blade Face Lovewit’s house servant; connives to make profit by alchemy. [Br. Lit.: The Alchemist]
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| But the combination of stubbornness and saving face is not an adequate rationale for continuing this war. SAVING FACE Other findings also suggest that a shift from a perceptual to a verbal focus blocks a person's access to perceptual memories, even though they remain intact. It was all about saving face for Bishop Smith and his predecessor Bishop Alan Clarke (who originally issued the Imprimatur) in particular, and the episcopate in general. |
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