metoposcopyn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈpɒskəpi/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈpɑskəpi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s metoposcopie, 1600s metaposcopie, 1600s metroposcopie (transmission error), 1600s–1700s metaposcopy, 1600s– metoposcopy, 1800s– metoscopy (irregular).

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French metoposcopie; Latin metoposcopia.

Etymology: < Middle French metoposcopie (c1564; 1546 as metaposcopie in the sense ‘physiognomy’; French métoposcopie ) and its etymon post-classical Latin metoposcopia (1531 in the passage translated in quot. 1569 at sense 1) < classical Latin metōposcopus (see metoposcopist n.) + -ia -ia suffix¹.The forms in meta- are probably after meta- prefix, or after the French forms in meta-; the sporadically attested form metoscopy appears to represent intermittent shortening by haplography, rather than an independent form with a continuous history.

1. The art of judging character or telling a person's fortune from the forehead or face.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > analysis from bodily features > [noun] > analysis of face or forehead

metoposcopy1569

1569 J. Sanford tr. H. C. Agrippa Of Vanitie Artes & Sci. xxxiv. f. 50^v Metoposcopie..doth auaunte that she can foretel al mens beginninges, proceedinges, and endinges..by the onely beholding of the foreheade.

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. iii. sig. C3 A rule..In Metaposcopie, which I doe worke by.

1696 J. Aubrey Miscellanies 38 There was a Seam in the middle of his Fore head (downwards) which is a very ill sign in Metoposcopie.

1746 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 44 47 The Art of Physiognomy, especially the Metoposcopy, or what relates to the Face.

1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs II. 248 Interested..as he always was in anything like chiromancy or metoscopy [sic].

1947 Mod. Lang. Notes 62 1 Metoposcopy was shown to be little more than a simplification of physiognomy.

1979 Amer. Hist. Rev. 84 320 In addition to witchcraft, these practices ranged from sophisticated arts such as astrology, chiromancy, geomancy, and metoposcopy..to fortunetelling and divination.

1995 Sugar June 97/1 Metoposcopy is the art of character-reading using the lines on your forehead.

†2. The appearance or physical features of a person's forehead; the forehead. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [noun] > physiognomy of

metoposcopy1653

1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie ii. 200 This is the Metoposcopy of an excellent man.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxv. 203 Thou hast the Metoposcopy, and Physiognomy of a Cuckold.

c1886 L. Hearn in G. M. Gould Concerning L. Hearn (1908) 87 ‘Are you not a Greek?’ I asked, for there was no mistaking the metoposcopy of that head. Yes; he was from Zante.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metoposcopy
释义	metoposcopyn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈpɒskəpi/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈpɑskəpi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s metoposcopie, 1600s metaposcopie, 1600s metroposcopie (transmission error), 1600s–1700s metaposcopy, 1600s– metoposcopy, 1800s– metoscopy (irregular). Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French metoposcopie; Latin metoposcopia. Etymology: < Middle French metoposcopie (c1564; 1546 as metaposcopie in the sense ‘physiognomy’; French métoposcopie ) and its etymon post-classical Latin metoposcopia (1531 in the passage translated in quot. 1569 at sense 1) < classical Latin metōposcopus (see metoposcopist n.) + -ia -ia suffix¹.The forms in meta- are probably after meta- prefix, or after the French forms in meta-; the sporadically attested form metoscopy appears to represent intermittent shortening by haplography, rather than an independent form with a continuous history. 1. The art of judging character or telling a person's fortune from the forehead or face. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > analysis from bodily features > [noun] > analysis of face or forehead metoposcopy1569 1569 J. Sanford tr. H. C. Agrippa Of Vanitie Artes & Sci. xxxiv. f. 50^v Metoposcopie..doth auaunte that she can foretel al mens beginninges, proceedinges, and endinges..by the onely beholding of the foreheade. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. iii. sig. C3 A rule..In Metaposcopie, which I doe worke by. View more context for this quotation 1696 J. Aubrey Miscellanies 38 There was a Seam in the middle of his Fore head (downwards) which is a very ill sign in Metoposcopie. 1746 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 44 47 The Art of Physiognomy, especially the Metoposcopy, or what relates to the Face. 1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs II. 248 Interested..as he always was in anything like chiromancy or metoscopy [sic]. 1947 Mod. Lang. Notes 62 1 Metoposcopy was shown to be little more than a simplification of physiognomy. 1979 Amer. Hist. Rev. 84 320 In addition to witchcraft, these practices ranged from sophisticated arts such as astrology, chiromancy, geomancy, and metoposcopy..to fortunetelling and divination. 1995 Sugar June 97/1 Metoposcopy is the art of character-reading using the lines on your forehead. †2. The appearance or physical features of a person's forehead; the forehead. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [noun] > physiognomy of metoposcopy1653 1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie ii. 200 This is the Metoposcopy of an excellent man. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxv. 203 Thou hast the Metoposcopy, and Physiognomy of a Cuckold. c1886 L. Hearn in G. M. Gould Concerning L. Hearn (1908) 87 ‘Are you not a Greek?’ I asked, for there was no mistaking the metoposcopy of that head. Yes; he was from Zante. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1569
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