Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
Important, prominent.
boldface(d) names
Eggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen.
He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.
simple past and past participle of boldface
He boldfaced the quote so it would stand out even though I told him it looked ugly.
From bold + faced.
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