forbidding face

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• forbidding — for|bid|ding [fəˈbıdıŋ US fər ] adj having a frightening or unfriendly appearance forbidding place/land/landscape etc ▪ We sailed past the island s rather dark and forbidding cliffs. ▪ His face was forbidding, even hostile. >forbiddingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• forbidding — [[t]fə(r)bɪ̱dɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe a person, place, or thing as forbidding, you mean they have a severe, unfriendly, or threatening appearance. There was something a little severe and forbidding about her face. ...a huge, forbidding… …   English dictionary

• face of policy — A phrase which, as used in a statute forbidding life insurance policies to contain provision for any mode of settlement at maturity of less value than the amount insured on the face of the policy, does not mean merely the first page, but denotes… …   Black's law dictionary

• face of policy — A phrase which, as used in a statute forbidding life insurance policies to contain provision for any mode of settlement at maturity of less value than the amount insured on the face of the policy, does not mean merely the first page, but denotes… …   Black's law dictionary

• Kenneth Weaver — Kenneth Franklin Weaver (born November 29, 1915) enjoyed a substantial 33 year career as a writer for the National Geographic Magazine . His prolific tenure with National Geographic produced articles encompassing a range of subjects until he… …   Wikipedia

• forbid — 01. The law [forbids] you from drinking and driving. 02. I [forbid] you to see that boy again! 03. Japan s Constitution [forbids] the creation of an army. 04. The Muslim religion [forbids] any depictions of God. 05. It is [ …   Grammatical examples in English

• hard-visaged — hard visˈaged adjective Of a hard, coarse or forbidding face • • • Main Entry: ↑hard …   Useful english dictionary

• Demons (Shannara) — Demons is a common name for many different creatures in the Shannara series of epic fantasy[1] novels by Terry Brooks. The true demons were sealed long ago within an alternate universe, named the Forbidding; this prison is maintained by the… …   Wikipedia

• Islamic scarf controversy in France — Referred to in France as l affaire du voile (the scarf affair), l affaire du voile islamique (the Islamic scarf affair), and l affaire du foulard (the scarf affair) among other bynames, the controversy over Islamic women s clothing has rocked… …   Wikipedia

• Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …   Universalium

• religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …   Universalium