craniology
noun
the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
craniologist
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a word derived from
craniology.
Example Sentences
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On a celebrated craniologist visiting the studio of a celebrated sculptor in London, his attention was drawn to a bust with a remarkable depth of skull from the forehead to the occiput.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 355, February 7, 1829 by Various
The observations of the craniologist are continually liable to error.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 Volume 1, Number 12 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan
A craniologist would say that in both D'Holbach and Diderot, the philosophical organs were largely developed, but that Diderot excelled in ideality; D'Holbach's countenance only indicated mildness, and the habitual sincerity of his mind.
From Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." by Charles Bradlaugh
"Ay," answers the craniologist, "you see there is something after all in our science, notwithstanding the scoffs of many of your countrymen."
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 355, February 7, 1829 by Various
As a specimen for the craniologist, Red Jacket need not yield his pretensions to those of the most astute philosopher.
From An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 by John Niles Hubbard
