Countenance
Coun"te*nance
(koun"t?-nans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Countenanced (-nanst); p. pr. & vb. n. Countenancing.] 1. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.[1913 Webster]
This conceit, though countenanced by learned men, is not made out either by experience or reason.Sir T. Browne.
[1913 Webster]
Error supports custom, custom countenances error.Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make a show of; to pretend.
[Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Which to these ladies love did countenance.Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
New - Add Dictionary Search to Your Site
You can add a free dictionary search box to your own web site by copying and pasting the following HTML into one of your web pages:
<form action="http://www.freedict.co.uk/search.php" method="post"> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif;"> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.freedict.co.uk/" title="FreeDict free online dictionary">FreeDict</a> <input type="text" name="word" size="20" value="" /> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Search Dictionary" /> </p> </form>
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Mon 18th January 2021