Lineament

//ˈlɪ.ni.ə.mənt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French linéament, from Latin lineamentum, from linea (“line”).

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