physiognomy
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So the heart of the problem was to give the museum the necessary new gallery space, studio for resident artists, 100-seat “vegetable-forward” restaurant, and other supporting areas—while doing nothing that would disrupt its distinctive physiognomy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Eliza, who does not seem to belong there at all, is also hot — hotter than Petey’s former best friend, for even in cartoons, physiognomy is destiny.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023
But a wondrous portrait of one Simon George, a little-known nobleman from Cornwall, displays Holbein’s incredible ability to forge an individual likeness through both physiognomy and symbols.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022
Take Michael Gove, a revanchist endorsement of the science of physiognomy.
From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2019
Aunt Jessie was a devotee of palm reading, one of the “minor superstitions” that was in vogue, along with seances, phrenology, and physiognomy.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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