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mien

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What does mien mean?

noun

  1. Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
  2. A specific facial expression.

proper noun

  1. A group of related languages spoken by the Yao people.

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A person remarked for his noble mien and graceful aspect appeared close at hand, sitting and playing upon a pipe.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
I would have his outward fashion and mien, and the disposition of his limbs, formed at the same time with his mind.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
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The companions then went their several ways, the one in crape walking firmly along with a mien of disconnection from her miscellaneous surroundings.
Thomas HardyJude the ObscureProject Gutenberg ebook #153
That great defying eye, that scornful beauty of his mien and action, do not pique yourself on reducing, but rather fortify and enhance.
Ralph Waldo EmersonEssays by Ralph Waldo EmersonProject Gutenberg ebook #16643
The hair was the same, also the profile, so far as the cap permitted a view of it, the mien identical, only more depressed.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135