#278 countenance

countenance- the face, especially when considered as expressing a person's character or mood; support or encouragement; sanction; composure; self-control; tolerate, endure

C13 from Old French contenance, Latin continentia restraint, control

And their countenance is always so happy, and yet the conditions are so difficult.

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