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bold-faced

  [bohld-feyst]
Use boldfaced in a Sentence
–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

bold⋅face

  [bohld-feys] noun, adjective, verb, -faced, -fac⋅ing. Printing.
–noun
1. type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc.
This is a sample of boldface
–adjective
2. typeset or printed in boldface.
–verb (used with object)
3. to mark (copy) to be set in boldface.
Compare lightface.

Origin:
1685–95; bold + face
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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bold·face   (bōld'fās')   
n.  Type with thick heavy lines.
adj.  Printed in thick heavy type.
tr.v.   bold·faced, bold·fac·ing, bold·fac·es

  1. To mark (copy) for printing in this type.

  2. To set or print in this type.

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