phiz

[ fiz ]

noun

, Slang.

1. face.

Phiz

¹

/ fɪz /

noun

1. Phiz18151882MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: illustrator real name Hablot Knight Browne. 1815–82, English painter, noted for his illustrations for Dickens' novels

phiz

²

/ fɪz /

noun

1. slang.
   the face or a facial expression Also calledphizogˈfɪzɒɡfɪˈzɒɡ

   an ugly phiz

Word History and Origins

Origin of phiz¹

Abbreviation of physiognomy

Word History and Origins

Origin of phiz¹

C17: colloquial shortening of physiognomy

Example Sentences

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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"Take off your goold specs, Ag; let's see your Dimmycratic phiz out and out!" said Flan Sucker at the top of his voice, from the outskirts of the assemblage.

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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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