Lineament

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lineament \Lin"e*a*ment\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[.a]*ment), n. [L.
     lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]ament. See 3d
     {Line}.]
     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. "Lineaments in the character." --Swift.
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           Man he seems
           In all his lineaments.                   --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lineament
       n 1: a characteristic property that defines the apparent
            individual nature of something; "each town has a quality
            all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"
            [syn: {quality}, {character}]
       2: the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose
          and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his
          features"; "his lineaments were very regular" [syn: {feature}]