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facelift
[ feys-lift ]
noun
- plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- a renovation or restyling, as of a room or building, intended to give an attractive, more up-to-date appearance.
verb (used with object)
- to perform a surgical facelift upon.
- to renovate or restyle in order to give a fresher, more modern appearance:
Our old offices have been facelifted with new furniture, rugs, and plants.
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
His off-set line, Marc by Marc Jacobs, is also getting a facelift, with a name change happening in the near future.
She has had a three-year, multi-million dollar facelift and is nearly there.
There is a bargain rate of $9,000 for a series of 12—for just a bit more, you could get an actual facelift.
What pleasantly surprised me on my last visit was the extensive $18 million facelift the inn has had—and which it needed.
The party doesn't need a facelift, it needs a housecleaning.
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