Mien

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Mien

March 24, 2004, 9:13 pm

Looking for origin of this word. Obviously it is connected to demeanor, but why the different spelling? Any help?

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Re: Mien

March 24, 2004, 9:34 pm

OED earliest citation dated 1513 and says prob. orig. an aphetic (abridged, part cut off) form of DEMEAN afterwards partly assimilated in sense and form to Fr. mine expression or aspect of...

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One of the litigators from our firm once became exasperated with a judge toward the end of long jury trial and asked for a side bar where he accused the judge of having a "minatory mien". That's the...

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Re: Mien

March 24, 2004, 11:07 pm

Gilbert and Sullivan would have got some mileage out of the Minatory Mien.

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Re: Mien

March 25, 2004, 5:24 pm

Thanks for your input. Can you believe that the word for "face" or "countenance" in Chinese is romanized as "mien?" Rather incredible coincidences.

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