lineament
/ˈlɪ.ni.ə.mənt/ noun
Forms lineaments
- noun Any distinctive shape or line, etc.
- noun A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of a person’s face.
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Etymology
From Middle French linéament, from Latin lineamentum, from linea (“line”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks, of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark; - -usually in the plural. "The lineaments of the body." Locke.
Etymology [L. lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F. linéament. See 3d Line.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “lineament”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details