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