Lineament \Lin"e*a*ment\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[.a]*ment), n. [L.
lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]ament. See 3d
Line.]
One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks,
of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form;
mark; -- usually in the plural. "The lineaments of the body."
--Locke. "Lineaments in the character." --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
Man he seems
In all his lineaments. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lineament
n 1: a characteristic property that defines the apparent
individual nature of something; "each town has a quality
all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"
[syn: quality, character]
2: the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose
and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his
features"; "his lineaments were very regular" [syn: feature]
WordNet (r) 2.0
character, feature, quality
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