phiz
Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of phiz
Abbreviation of physiognomy
Example Sentences
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The father's great red face, with its peaked yellow beard, contrasts touchingly, somehow, with the wee pale phiz of his little son.
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The little steamer that makes the tour of Lake Leman, began to "phiz" by sunrise directly under the windows of our hotel.
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“Give it to us! give it to us!” echoed the whole company, getting an inkling, from the solemn phiz of the old gentleman, that something rich was in the wind.
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I never saw the fellow before he came here, but I've made the acquaintance of his phiz in the rogue's gallery.
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On the morrow he came to the said hospital with a confident look and carrying his phiz solemnly and doctorally.
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