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Webster 1913 Edition
Visage
Vis′age
(?; 48)
, Noun.
The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; – chiefly applied to the human face.
Chaucer.
“A visage of demand.” Shak.
His
visage
was so marred more than any man. Isa. lii. 14.
Love and beauty still that
visage
grace. Waller.
Vis′age
(?; 48)
, Verb.
T.
To face.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Visage
VIS'AGE
,Noun.
The face; the countenance or look of a person, or of other animal; chiefly applied to human beings; as a wolfish visage.
Love and beauty still that visage grace.
His visage was so marred, more than any man. Is. 52.
Definition 2024
Visage
visage
visage
English
Noun
visage (plural visages)
- Countenance; appearance; one's face.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:countenance
Related terms
Translations
countenance; appearance; face
External links
- visage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- visage in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.zaʒ/
Etymology
From Old French visage, from vis (from Latin visus) + -age, or possibly a Vulgar Latin *visāticum.
Noun
visage m (plural visages)
- face (anatomy)
Synonyms
- (vulgar) tronche
- (slang) bouille
- (vulgar) gueule
- face (only used in certain constructions, or in Canada)
- figure
Derived terms
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowing from Old French visage.
Noun
visage (plural visages)
Synonyms
Descendants
- English: visage
Old French
Etymology
vis + -age, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *visāticum, from Latin visus. Compare Old Provençal vizatge.
Noun
visage m (oblique plural visages, nominative singular visages, nominative plural visage)