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▪ I. moue, n.|muː|
[Fr.: see mow n.2]
A pout.
1850Thackeray Pendennis lx[i]v, With a charming moue. 1883J. Hawthorne Dust viii. 58 ‘You don't seem glad to see me, Uncle Francis?’ she exclaimed, making a moue of lovely irony. 1908A. Bennett Old Wives' Tale iv. i. 429 She gave a moue and a flounce in reply, and swished out. 1955Times 18 July 3/1 The hero..seeks the male companionship of sea life only to collapse powerless before the frail charm, the irresistible moue, and the wide eyed Frenchness of a passenger on the boat. 1974‘J. Le Carré’ Tinker, Tailor xii. 103 ‘Why, George..it was you who arranged the deal!’ With a quaint moue of professional vanity, Smiley conceded..it.
▪ II. ‖ moue, v.|muː|
[f. the n.]
1. trans.
a. To ogle; stare at.
b. To utter (words) with a moue.
1909Hardy in Daily Chron. 1 Apr. 4/6 Whither have danced those damsels now; Is Death the partner who doth moue Their wormy chaps and bare? 1938G. Greene Brighton Rock v. v. 213 ‘Work, work, work,’ she moued at them.
2. intr. To make a moue.
1938G. Greene Brighton Rock vii. ix. 346 They looked up and moued to each other, as much as to say—‘Oh well, she wasn't really worth the trouble.’ 1968Punch 7 Aug. 202/3 The girls look the same young flappers to me, moueing and mincing and doing the long-lashed come-hither look.
▪ III. moue
obs. form of mow. |