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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1688-1689
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Phisogmanist, n. [? Erron. for, or ? altered f., e.m.E. physiognomist (1570).] = Phisnomour n. — a1689 Cleland 14.
If of his countenance ye ask It would be a difficult task For a phisogmanist to tell
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