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phiz::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | countenance, kisser, mug, physiognomy, smiler, visage |
| Type of | face, human face |
| Has types | pudding-face, pudding face |
phiz::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | browne, hablot knight browne |
Examples of phiz
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Phiz developed the character Sam Weller graphically just as Seymour had developed Pickwick.
From the en.wikipedia.org
When first elected in 1962, Ted's sole assets seemed to be a princely phiz and a kingly cognomen.
From the time.com
He is balding, jug-eared, and his pale phiz is blotched with pale freckles and pale blue eyes.
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I hope we get another chance to gaze on his magnificent phiz before the West finally passes altogether.
From the independent.co.uk
Phiz checks the lymph nodes and liver for signs of disease.
From the guardian.co.uk
Turns out phiz is slang for a face, via the word physiognomy.
From the wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com
I haven't turned into a phiz-Ninja.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Yet today a growing number of savvy professionals value Wagner for an entirely different reason-the rarity of the 1910 baseball cards bearing his phiz.
From the time.com
- Browne: English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
- Countenance: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
- Hablot Knight Browne (10 July 1815 u2013 8 July 1882) was an English artist. Well-known by his pen name, Phiz, he illustrated books by Charles Dickens, Charles Lever, and Harrison Ainsworth.
- The face
