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Webster 1913 Edition
Physiognomist
Physˊi-og′no-mist
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
physiognomiste
.] 1.
One skilled in physiognomy.
Dryden.
2.
One who tells fortunes by physiognomy.
Holland.
Webster 1828 Edition
Physiognomist
PHYSIOG'NOMIST
,Noun.
Definition 2024
physiognomist
physiognomist
English
Noun
physiognomist (plural physiognomists)
- One who studies, or is an expert in, physiognomy; one who studies the outer appearance of the person (primarily the face) to acquire knowledge of the inner personality.
- 1836, Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz, ch. 8,
- We shall never be able to claim any credit as a physiognomist again, for, after a careful scrutiny of this gentleman's countenance, we had come to the conclusion that it bespoke nothing but conceit and silliness, when our friend with the silver staff whispered in our ear that he was no other than a doctor of civil law.
- 1836, Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz, ch. 8,