Emily Dickinson Lexicon

countenance (-s), n. [ME < OFr cuntenance, manner of holding oneself, bearing, behavior, aspect.] (webplay: air, away, cheerful, express, face, God, grace, grant, hold, indicates, light, look, show, smiles, support, turning).

1. Other; additional person; person exterior to oneself.
2. Face; visage; facial expression; [fig.] appearance; bearing; demeanor; personality.
3. Corolla; ring of petals that constitute a blossom.
4. Glory; radiance; sunbeams; solar illumination; refulgent light; intense shining of the sun.