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Noun: lineament  li-nee-u-munt
  1. A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
    "each town has a lineament all its own";
    - quality, character
     
  2. The characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
    "his lineaments were very regular";
    - feature

Derived forms: lineaments

Type of: attribute, body part, dimension, property

Part of: face, human face

Encyclopedia: Lineament