| 单词 | curl of the lip |
| 释义 | > as lemmascurl of the lip b. curl of the lip: a slight elevation or bending of the upper lip, expressive of scorn or disgust. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of expressing contempt > by facial expression > instance of rhinoceros nose1555 frump1590 fleera1616 rhinocerot's nose1616 sneer1706 curl of the lip1814 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair i. x. 13 The lip's least curl, the lightest paleness..speak alone Of deeper passions. 1857 H. Spencer Orig. Music in Ess. (1891) II. 402 Disgust [is shown] by a curl of the lip. < as lemmas |
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