Lin"e*a*ment (?), n. [L. lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin'eament. 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.
Man he seems
In all his lineaments.
Milton.
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