What does counterfeisance mean?
Counterfeisance means (obsolete) Deception, dissimulation..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) Deception, dissimulation..
For he in counterfeisance did excell, / And all the wyles of wemens wits knew passing well.
[I]t is but bare, simple, plain, honest, homely truth, without welt, without guard. It will abide none but native colours. It scorneth to woo favour with farding and licking and counterfeisance. It hates either bought or borrowed beauty; and therefore, like some native face among the painted, looks coarse and rusty.
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Counterfeisance means (obsolete) Deception, dissimulation..
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For he in counterfeisance did excell, / And all the wyles of wemens wits knew passing well.
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