[syn: countenance, visage]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Visage \Vis"age\ (?; 48), n. [F. visage, from L. visus a seeing,
a look, fr. videre, visum, to see. See Vision.]
The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; --
chiefly applied to the human face. --Chaucer. "A visage of
demand." --Shak.
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His visage was so marred more than any man. --Isa. lii.
14.
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Love and beauty still that visage grace. --Waller.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Visage \Vis"age\ (?; 48), v. t.
To face. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
visage
n 1: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are
informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn:
countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser,
smiler, mug]
2: the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant
countenance"; "a stern visage" [syn: countenance, visage]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "visage":
air, bearing, brow, carriage, cast, cast of countenance, color,
complexion, countenance, demeanor, dial, expression, face,
facial appearance, facies, favor, feature, features, garb, guise,
kisser, lineaments, lines, looks, map, mien, mug, mush, pan, phiz,
physiognomy, port, posture, presence, puss, stance, traits, turn