- phiz
- phiz 1680s, jocular abbreviation of PHYSIOGNOMY (Cf. physiognomy); hence "face, countenance, facial expression."
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Phiz — Phiz, n.; pl. {Phizes}. [Contr. fr. physiognomy.] The face or visage. [Colloq.] Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phiz — [fɪz], britischer Zeichner, Browne, Hablot Knight … Universal-Lexikon
phiz — [fiz] n. [contr. < PHYSIOGNOMY] [Old Slang] a face or facial expression … English World dictionary
phiz — phi·los·o·phiz·er; phiz; … English syllables
phiz — noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration from physiognomy Date: 1685 face … New Collegiate Dictionary
phiz — /fiz/, n. Slang. face. [abbr. of PHYSIOGNOMY] * * * … Universalium
PHIZ — the pseudonym of Hablot K. Browne, the illustrator of the first edition of the Pickwick Papers of Dickens … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Phiz — Hablot K Browne illustrator of the Pickwick Papers of Dickens–Boz … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
phiz — fizz … American English homophones
phiz — fɪz n. (Slang) external appearance; expression … English contemporary dictionary
