LINEAMENTS

Noun

lineaments

plural of lineament

Anagrams

• alinements

Source: Wiktionary


LINEAMENT

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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