face-lift
noun
ˈfās-ˌlift 
1
: plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (such as wrinkles or sagging skin) typical of aging
2
: an alteration, restoration, or restyling (as of a building) intended especially to modernize
face-lift transitive verb
Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
facelift
noun
face·lift
variants or face lift or face-lift
ˈfā-ˌslift
: plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (as wrinkles or sagging skin) typical of aging
called also rhytidectomy
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