phiz

He has a long pedigree, a crooked tail and the drollest "phiz" in dogdom.
Story of My Life|Helen Keller
So far as I am aware, no illustration by "Phiz" of this subject is extant.
Dickens and His Illustrators|Frederic G. Kitton
There were also five by Phiz, which were not engraved, and one by Leech.
Pickwickian Manners and Customs|Percy Fitzgerald
"Phiz" may now be said to have fairly commenced his career as a book-illustrator.
'Phiz' (Hablot Knight Browne), a Memoir.|Fred. G. Kitton

I have always longed to have my phiz, labeled Portrait of a Gent, staring from the wall at an exhibition.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905|Various

British Dictionary definitions for phiz (1 of 2)

phiz

/ (fɪz) /

noun

slang, mainly British the face or a facial expressionan ugly phiz Also called: phizog (ˈfɪzɒɡ, fɪˈzɒɡ)

Word Origin for phiz

C17: colloquial shortening of physiognomy

British Dictionary definitions for phiz (2 of 2)

Phiz

/ (fɪz) /

noun

real name Hablot Knight Browne. 1815–82, English painter, noted for his illustrations for Dickens' novels

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British Dictionary definitions for phiz (1 of 2)

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