单词 | portrait parlé |
释义 | portrait parlén. A detailed description of a person's physical characteristics in mainly anthropometric terms, esp. one of a type used in the identification of criminals. Also in extended use.Developed by the French criminologist Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914); cf. bertillonage n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > description or a description of particular thing(s) landscape1687 anthography1860 physiography1888 portrait parlé1913 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > detailed description used in identification portrait parlé1913 1913 A. B. Reeve Poisoned Pen v. 141 Neither the ‘portrait parlé’ nor the ordinary photography nor any other system will suffice alone against the arch-criminal. 1956 H. T. F. Rhodes Alphonse Bertillon xiv. 105 The portrait parlé is a derivative of the anthropometric system. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XIV. 671/2 Long before the birth of Christ, Egyptians used detailed word descriptions of individuals, a concept known today as ‘portrait parle’. 1980 F. Smyth Cause of Death vi. 118 The portrait parlé, too, is still in operation and is in fact the basis of the modern ‘Identikit’ system. 2001 Science 7 Sept. 177/1 Anthropometry..mandated detailed measurements of skulls, feet, and other bodily parts. These were then reduced to standardized portrait parlés (spoken portraits) to enable authorities in different locations to ascertain identities on the basis of descriptions transmitted in words, numbers, and coded abbreviations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913 |
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