Word of the Day for Saturday July 9, 2005 mien \MEEN\, noun: 1. Manner or bearing, especially as expressive of mood, attitude, or personality; demeanor. 2. Aspect; appearance. He raised and answered the question with the dispassionate mien of a professor advising a student on a course of study. --Edith Anderson, [1]Love in Exile For her part, Amy soon learned to cloak her self-assurance and pride in her achievements in a modest mien. --Adrienne Fried Block, [2]Amy Beach: Passionate Victorian Here Mnemosyne shows her true face, and she is no young beauty. Not for her the unlined mien of the younger Muses. --Vera Schwarcz, [3]Bridge Across Broken Time _________________________________________________________ Mien perhaps derives from French mine, "bearing, expression," from Breton min, "beak, snout," hence "a person's face." References 1. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883642671/ref%3Dnosim/lexico 2. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195137841/ref%3Dnosim/lexico 3. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300066147/ref%3Dnosim/lexico Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=mien