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prosopologist nonce-wd.|prɒsəʊˈpɒlədʒɪst|
[f. Gr. πρόσωπον face + -logist.]
One who studies or treats of the face. So prosoˈpology (rare—0) the scientific study of the face, physiognomy.
1820Blackw. Mag. VI. 651 As this author limits his observations to the face, we propose to term him, and all such, prosopologists, discoursers on the face. 1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Prosopologia, term for a dissertation on the countenance: prosopology. |