LINEAMENT

feature, lineament

(noun) 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”

quality, character, lineament

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lineament (plural lineaments)

Any distinctive shape or line, etc.

A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of the face of an individual.

Anagrams

• alinement

Source: Wiktionary


Lin"e*a*ment, n. Etym: [L. lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F. linéament. See 3d Line.]

Definition: 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. Man he seems In all his lineaments. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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