Phiz \Phiz\, n.; pl. Phizes. [Contr. fr. physiognomy.]
The face or visage. [Colloq.] --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Phiz
n 1: English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels
(1815-1882) [syn: Browne, Hablot Knight Browne]
2: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal
terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: countenance,
physiognomy, visage, kisser, smiler, mug]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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