phiz

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His hair hung down like reef points, and his phiz was very queer,

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  1. The face or visage. [Humorous.] Why, truly a Body would think so by thy slovenly Dress, lean Carcase, and ghastly Phyz. N. Bailey, tr. of Colloquies of Erasmus, I. 51. Who can see such an horrid ugly Phiz as that Fellow's and not be shock'd? Steele, Grief A-la-Mode, i. 1.

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  • He has a long pedigree, a crooked tail and the drollest "phiz" in dogdom. —  Story of My Life
  • "Lamper, old chap, I am glad to see your 'phiz' again And so they stroll off together, mighty prelate and humble country parson, once again happy Harrow boys And now, before Eton goes in, we must climb on to the Trent coach. —  The Hill A Romance of Friendship
  • But on this particular day it seemed as if some of the ingredients were wanting, for the morning and afternoon passed, to the astonishment of all, without a single "phiz" as the girls were wont somewhat felicitously to call the frequent passages of arms in which the two girls considered it their peculiar privilege to indulge Mona had slightly sneered at what she termed Minnie's latest "crank," on the preceding evening, but she had been a good deal impressed by the courage and simplicity of Minnie's conduct, and in reality admired it, while she felt she could never emulate it. —  Hollowmell or, A Schoolgirl's Mission
  • Mabel had to take herself to task severely several times during the afternoon service, and Minnie, without thinking very much about it, found herself mixing up the Epistle to the Galatians with a homily to be delivered to the inhabitants of Hollowmell upon some important occasion, the exact nature of which she had not yet clearly settled in her mind Next day there was more than one "phiz" between Minnie and Mona, owing to the fact that Minnie's mind was so entirely occupied by her new undertaking, that she could not manage to give more than a small part of her attention to her lessons. —  Hollowmell or, A Schoolgirl's Mission
  • It's wonderful how truly they tell character: the rules hardly ever fail What do you make of my particular phiz, then, you young Sicilian witch Great ability if you only persevere; a noble mind and patriotism--your forehead is just like the bust of the Emperor Augustus. —  The Princess of the School
 

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  1. Also phyz; an abbreviation of phisnomy, physiognomy.
 

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