phisnomy

English

Noun

phisnomy (plural phisnomies)

1. Obsolete spelling of physiognomy.
   • 1557, Roger Edgeworth, Sermons Very Fruitfull, Godly and Learned‎^[1], London, Sermon 11, p. 201:

     The fyrst that I reade of that thus painted her phisnomy was the noughtye quene Iesabell, the common butcher and murderer of all the preachers and prophetes of almightye God.

   • 1687, Aphra Behn, The Emperor of the Moon, London: Joseph Knight and Francis Saunders, Act III, p. 51,^[2]

     Faith Seignior, now I look better on you, I do not like your Phisnomy so well as your Intellects […]

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