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1. (n.) lineament
Often, lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour.
2. lineament
Usu., lineaments. distinguishing features.
3. lineament
a linear topographic feature of regional extent that is believed to reflect underlying crustal structure.
Etymology: (1400–50; < L līneāmentum a stroke =līneā(re) to draw a line +-mentum-ment)
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1. (noun) quality, character, lineament
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"
2. (noun) feature, lineament
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"
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1. (noun) lineament
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
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