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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
lineament
    n 1: a characteristic property that defines the apparent
         individual nature of something; "each town has a quality
         all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" [syn:
         quality, character, lineament]
    2: the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose
       and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his
       features"; "his lineaments were very regular" [syn:
       feature, lineament]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lineament \Lin"e*a*ment\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[.a]*ment), n. [L.
   lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]ament. 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.
   [1913 Webster]

         Man he seems
         In all his lineaments.                   --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

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