Metoposcopy

Metoposcopy
Metoposcopy Met`o*pos"co*py, n. [Gr. ? observing the forehead; ? the forehead + ? to view: cf. F. m['e]toposcopie.] The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the lines of the face. [1913 Webster]

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  • Front — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Front >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 front front Sgm: N 1 fore fore forepart Sgm: N 1 foreground foreground Sgm: N 1 face face disk disc frontage Sgm: N 1 facade …   English dictionary for students

  • Interpretation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Interpretation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 interpretation interpretation definition Sgm: N 1 explanation explanation explication Sgm: N 1 solution solution answer Sgm: N 1 rationale rationale Sgm: N 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • Metoposcopic — Met o*po*scop ic, Metoposcopical Met o*po*scop ic*al, a. Of or relating to metoposcopy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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