Lineament
//ˈlɪ.ni.ə.mənt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any distinctive shape or line, etc.
"In consequence, many places never saw an engine or train of unaccustomed hue or lineaments, except on such special occasions as the movement of troops or lines being blocked."
- 2 the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin wordnet
- 3 A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of a person’s face.
"Fortune reigns in gifts of the world, not in the lineaments of Nature."
- 4 a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something wordnet
Example
More examples"In consequence, many places never saw an engine or train of unaccustomed hue or lineaments, except on such special occasions as the movement of troops or lines being blocked."
Etymology
From Middle French linéament, from Latin lineamentum, from linea (“line”).
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