gelaats
Gelaat is a Dutch noun meaning the face or visage of a person. It is typically used in formal, literary, or historical contexts, whereas in everyday speech the more common term is gezicht. Gelaat can denote the front of the head and, by extension, a person’s appearance or facial expression. The plural form gelaats is attested, but gezichten is more frequently used in modern Dutch.
In compounds, the word appears in several established expressions, such as gelaatsuitdrukking (facial expression) and gelaatskenmerken
Etymology and usage notes: gelaat is an older Dutch term with roots in the historic lexicon. It