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Webster 1913 Edition


Metoposcopy

Metˊo-pos′co-py

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] observing the forehead; [GREEK] the forehead + [GREEK] to view: cf. F.
métoposcopie
.]
The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the lines of the face.

Webster 1828 Edition


Metoposcopy

METOPOS'COPY

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Noun.
[Gr. the forehead, and to view.] The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character or the dispositions of men by their features, or the lines of the face.