physiognomy
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He aimed to capture the temperament and character of his sitters as revealed by their physiognomy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
Eliza, who does not seem to belong there at all, is also hot — hotter than Petey’s former best friend, for even in cartoons, physiognomy is destiny.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023
You can bet actors of every physiognomy – Oldman, Bale, Rockwell, Streep – are already thinking: “I could have a crack at Trump” Film-makers are doubtless considering the options, too.
From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2020
At the same exhibition, Degas showed four sketches of young men being tried for murder, which he had drawn from life; those, too, are informed by the day’s prevailing belief that physiognomy contained destiny.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 20, 2018
Aunt Jessie was a devotee of palm reading, one of the “minor superstitions” that was in vogue, along with seances, phrenology, and physiognomy.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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