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Face lift   /feɪs lɪft/   Listen
Face lift

noun
1.
Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.  Synonyms: cosmetic surgery, face lifting, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty.
2.
A renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes.  Synonyms: face lifting, facelift.  "More than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"






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"Face lift" Quotes from Famous Books



... studied the mechanics of this engagement with an expert eye. He saw the girl's arms run to tighten about the soldier's neck. He saw her face lift. The soldier's helmet obscured much of what ensued, and the watcher called softly. "Hats off in front!" Then fastidiously dusting the back of one hand, he kissed it audibly. Behind him, across the square, a score of recumbent ...
— The Wrong Twin • Harry Leon Wilson



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