phisnomy

English

Noun

phisnomy (plural phisnomies)

  1. Obsolete spelling of physiognomy.
    • 1557, Roger Edgeworth, Sermons Very Fruitfull, Godly and Learned‎[1], London, Sermon 11, p. 201:
      The fyrst that I reade of that thus painted her phisnomy was the noughtye quene Iesabell, the common butcher and murderer of all the preachers and prophetes of almightye God.
    • 1661, James Howell, “Casuall Discourses, and Interlocutions betwixt Patricius and Peregrin, Touching the Distractions of the Times, with the Causes of Them”, in Twelve Several Treatises, of the Late Revolutions in these Three Kingdomes; […], London: […] J[ohn] Grismond [II], […], →OCLC, page 1:
      Surely I ſhold knovv full vvell that face and phiſnomy: O Heavens! 'tis Peregrin.
    • 1687, A[phra] Behn, The Emperor of the Moon. A Farce. […], London: […] R. Holt, for Joseph Knight, and Francis Saunders, […], →OCLC, Act III, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals), page 51:
      Faith Seignior, novv I look better on you, I do not like your Phiſnomy ſo vvell as your Intellects […]

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