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bold-faced

  [bohld-feyst]
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–adjective
1. impudent; brazen: He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.
2. Printing. (of type) having thick, heavy lines.
Origin:
1585–95

Related forms:
bold-fac⋅ed⋅ly  [bohld-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-] , adverb
bold-fac⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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bold-faced   (bōld'fāst')
adj.  

  1. Impudent; brazen: a bold-faced lie.

  2. Printed in thick, heavy type.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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