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Added 10 October 2026

phiz

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about phiz at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882).
The human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British).

Origin

Clipping of physiognomy, late 17th c.

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