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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Divination by means of the characteristics of the face.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare Fortune telling by physiognomy.

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  • noun divination by interpreting the facial lines and wrinkles, especially the forehead. It was developed by 16th century astrologer and physician Jerome Cardan.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek μέτωπον (metōpon, "forehead") +‎ -mancy

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