phrenological
- a word derived from phrenology.
Example Sentences
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In eight smaller frames of glass at the top of the window, Saar added various images including stars, phases of the moon, a skeleton and a phrenological chart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He and his classmate Henry Ward Beecher earned money with phrenological demonstrations in Amherst and its neighboring towns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Some of the archives that now exist in the UK are amalgamations of what had been amassed by defunct phrenological societies as well as private collectors.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2022
In a glass case, one may peer at her tools: old rubber stamps, phrenological busts, and metal knickknacks, as if examining the spoils of an archaeological dig.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 24, 2019
Many corporations required prospective employees to submit to phrenological examinations as a condition of employment, and many couples contemplating marriage sought the advice of phrenologists.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
