physiognomern.

Brit.

/ˌfɪzɪˈɒnəmə/, U.S.

/ˌfɪziˈɑ(ɡ)nəmər/

Forms:

α. 1500s fisnomier; Scottish pre-1700 phisnamour, pre-1700 physnymour.

β. 1500s phisiognomer, 1500s phisiognomier, 1500s phisiognomyer, 1500s– physiognomer.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: physiognomy n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < physiognomy n. + -er suffix¹. Compare Italian fisionomo (15th cent.).With forms in -ier compare -ier suffix; with forms in -our compare -our suffix.

= physiognomist n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by personal appearance > [noun] > by the face > one skilled in

physiognomer?a1505

physiognomist1570

a1505 R. Henryson Thre Deid Pollis 42 in Poems (1981) 183 This questioun, quha can obsolue, lat see, Quhat phisnamour, or perfyt palmester.

1519 W. Horman Vulgaria ii. f. 19 I beleue nat the reders of dremes and fisnomiers.

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. I2^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) When a Phisiognomer by chance..came into the Forum of Athens, hee declared by the view of diuers mens faces the diuersitie of their conditions.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 354 These Physiognomers & Chiromantines..as friuolous and foolish as they be, yet now adaies are in credite.

1642 F. Kynaston Leoline & Sydanis 126 And if a Physiognomer should eie, And judge by rules of Metaposcopie, Of vices and conditions of her minde, [etc.].

1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus 35 That Sanguine was the Complexion of David George, the foregoing description of his person will probably intimate to any Physiognomer.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Physiognomer or Physiognomist.

1860 M. J. Holmes Cousin Maud & Rosamond xiv. 158 I ain't no great of a physiognomer, but when a thing is as plain as day, I can discern it as well as the next one.

1941 C. Camden in B. Maxwell et al. Renaissance Stud. in Honor H. Craig 209 Bacon..insists that Aristotle and other physiognomers have neglected the gestures of the body.

1997 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 60 495 This is a Japanese edition of..a Chinese work on physiognomy apparently..edited by Yuan Zhongche of the Ming dynasty, who was a practising physiognomer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	physiognomer
释义	physiognomern. Brit. /ˌfɪzɪˈɒnəmə/, U.S. /ˌfɪziˈɑ(ɡ)nəmər/ Forms: α. 1500s fisnomier; Scottish pre-1700 phisnamour, pre-1700 physnymour. β. 1500s phisiognomer, 1500s phisiognomier, 1500s phisiognomyer, 1500s– physiognomer. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: physiognomy n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < physiognomy n. + -er suffix¹. Compare Italian fisionomo (15th cent.).With forms in -ier compare -ier suffix; with forms in -our compare -our suffix. = physiognomist n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by personal appearance > [noun] > by the face > one skilled in physiognomer?a1505 physiognomist1570 a1505 R. Henryson Thre Deid Pollis 42 in Poems (1981) 183 This questioun, quha can obsolue, lat see, Quhat phisnamour, or perfyt palmester. 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria ii. f. 19 I beleue nat the reders of dremes and fisnomiers. 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. I2^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) When a Phisiognomer by chance..came into the Forum of Athens, hee declared by the view of diuers mens faces the diuersitie of their conditions. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 354 These Physiognomers & Chiromantines..as friuolous and foolish as they be, yet now adaies are in credite. 1642 F. Kynaston Leoline & Sydanis 126 And if a Physiognomer should eie, And judge by rules of Metaposcopie, Of vices and conditions of her minde, [etc.]. 1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus 35 That Sanguine was the Complexion of David George, the foregoing description of his person will probably intimate to any Physiognomer. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Physiognomer or Physiognomist. 1860 M. J. Holmes Cousin Maud & Rosamond xiv. 158 I ain't no great of a physiognomer, but when a thing is as plain as day, I can discern it as well as the next one. 1941 C. Camden in B. Maxwell et al. Renaissance Stud. in Honor H. Craig 209 Bacon..insists that Aristotle and other physiognomers have neglected the gestures of the body. 1997 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 60 495 This is a Japanese edition of..a Chinese work on physiognomy apparently..edited by Yuan Zhongche of the Ming dynasty, who was a practising physiognomer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1505
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