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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gelaet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈlaːt/
- Hyphenation: ge‧laat
- Rhymes: -aːt
Noun
gelaat n (plural gelaten, diminutive gelaatje n)
- (formal, poetic) (Human) face
- 1889, Herman Gorter, Mei (1998), Frysk en Frij, page 28:
Toen zonk de angst van haar gelaat.- Then fear sank from her face.
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