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physiognomy
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[ noun ] (zoology) the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face'; `phiz' is British)
Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)His name is Praisegod_Piepsam , and he is rather fully described as_to his clothing and physiognomy in_a_way which relates him to a sinister type in the author 's repertory - he is a forerunner of those enigmatic strangers in `` Death_in_Venice '' , for_example , who represent some combination of cadaver , exotic , and psychopomp . Related terms face pudding-face puddingface human_head UK colloquialism smile |
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