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visage

[ viz-ij ]

noun

  1. the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.


visage

/ ˈvɪzɪdʒ /

noun

  1. face or countenance
  2. appearance; aspect
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  • visaged adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of visage1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to vis “face” (from Latin vīsus “sight, appearance” ( Vulgar Latin: “face”), noun use of masculine past participle of vidēre “to see”) + -age -age. See wit 2( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of visage1

C13: from Old French: aspect, from vis face, from Latin vīsus appearance, from vidēre to see
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Synonym Study

See face.
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Example Sentences

Every wrinkly finger, bedraggled wig and lipstick-smeared visage are a sight to behold.

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The press was completely beside themselves, however, admiring his manly visage and it took a very long time for the country to begin to see him differently.

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The image became an instant meme with people superimposing the stallion into shots from “The Shining,” “Alien 3” and any other movie where this horse’s malevolent visage actually made sense.

In the three films, his stout frame, bushy whiskers and weathered visage helped him embody men of authority who faced danger with reluctance, then acceptance and, finally, self-sacrificial stoicism.

In all innocence, she looked up at the awful visage of Lady Augusta.

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