 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
visage
noun
1: the human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal
terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance},
{physiognomy}, {phiz}, {kisser}, {smiler}, {mug}]
2: the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant
countenance"; "a stern visage" [syn: {countenance}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Visage \Vis"age\ (?; 48), noun [F. visage, from L. visus a seeing,
a look, fr. videre, visum, to see. See {Vision}.]
The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; --
chiefly applied to the human face. --Chaucer. ''A visage of
demand.'' --Shak.
His visage was so marred more than any man. --Isa. lii.
14.
Love and beauty still that visage grace. --Waller.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Visage \Vis"age\ (?; 48), verb (used with an object)
To face. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "visage":
air, bearing, brow, carriage, cast, cast of countenance, color,
complexion, countenance, demeanor, dial, expression, face,
facial appearance, facies, favor, feature, features, garb, guise,
kisser, lineaments, lines, looks, map, mien, mug, mush, pan, phiz,
physiognomy, port, posture, presence, puss, stance, traits, turn
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