Definition of Fisnomie

1. facial features (physiognomy) [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fisnomie

fishwich
fishwiches
fishwife
fishwives
fishwoman
fishwomen
fishworm
fishworms
fishy
fishy wishies
fishy wishy
fisk
fisked
fisking
fisks
fisnomie (current term)
fisnomies
fissate
fissgig
fissgigs
fissidentate
fissigemmation
fissile
fissile material
fissilingual
fissilinguia
fissilities
fissility
fission
fission bomb

Literary usage of Fisnomie

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1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"(F.,-L.,- Gk.) Lit. 'the art of knowing a man's disposition from his features;' but frequently used as merely equivalent to features or face. ME fisnomie ..."

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