[
US
/ˈfeɪˌsɫɪft/
]
[ UK /fˈeɪslɪft/ ]
[ UK /fˈeɪslɪft/ ]
NOUN
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a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
give your home a facelift
more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction -
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
some actresses have more than one face lift
How To Use facelift In A Sentence
- In spite of the fact that she was over seventy when Tiberius became emperor, in dedicated artwork she got progressively younger.22 Slowly but surely the round-faced visage of her earlier public portraits underwent a facelift, the severe nodus hairstyle with its bulky pompadour gradually replaced with a softer, more graceful center part, her wrinkles filled in, her skin made smoother, her expression calmer and more serene. Caesars’ Wives
- In spite of the fact that she was over seventy when Tiberius became emperor, in dedicated artwork she got progressively younger.22 Slowly but surely the round-faced visage of her earlier public portraits underwent a facelift, the severe nodus hairstyle with its bulky pompadour gradually replaced with a softer, more graceful center part, her wrinkles filled in, her skin made smoother, her expression calmer and more serene. Caesars’ Wives
- One of the city's oldest pools, the Yeoville swimming pool, has received a sparkling, multi-toned blue mosaic facelift.
- The surgeon who provided free consultations on the various procedures available said that liposculpture, breast enhancement, breast reduction and facelifts generated the most interest.
- Manchester has gone through a huge cosmetic facelift.
- The commercial court is getting a facelift. Times, Sunday Times
- Plastic surgeons currently use facelifts or liposuction to try to tackle these signs of aging.
- Cocooned in scaffolding and planks, Manchester's majestic John Rylands Library is undergoing a facelift that will see it restored to its original glory, albeit with some modern touches.
- Too high and they resemble a Croydon facelift, too low and they can look a bit twee. The Sun
- No longer is plastic surgery limited to facelifts and tummy tucks.
