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Webster 1913 Edition


Likeness

Like′ness

,
Noun.
[AS.
gelīcnes
.]
1.
The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity;
as, the
likeness
of the one to the other is remarkable
.
2.
Appearance or form; guise.
An enemy in the
likeness
of a friend.
L’Estrange.
3.
That which closely resembles; a portrait.
[How he looked] the
likenesses
of him which still remain enable us to imagine.
Macaulay.
4.
A comparison; parable; proverb.
[Obs.]
Syn. – Similarity; parallel; similitude; representation; portrait; effigy.

Webster 1828 Edition


Likeness

LI'KENESS

,
Noun.
1.
Resemblance in form; similitude. The picture is a good likeness of the original.
2.
Resemblance; form; external appearance. Guard against an enemy in the likeness of a friend.
3.
One that resembles another; a copy; a counterpart.
I took you for your likeness, Chloe.
4.
An image, picture or statue, resembling a person or thing. Ex. 20.