fleeten face

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fleeten face - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fleeten \Fleet"en\, n.
     Fleeted or skimmed milk. [Obs.]
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     Fleeten face, a face of the color of fleeten, i. e.,
        blanched; hence, a coward. "You know where you are, you
        fleeten face." --Beau. & Fl.
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