VISNOMY

Noun

visnomy (countable and uncountable, plural visnomies)

Obsolete form of physiognomy.

Source: Wiktionary


Vis"no*my, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. physiognomy.]

Definition: Face; countenance. [Colloq.] Spenser. Lamb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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