phiz [fɪz]
Phiz [fɪz]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Slang chiefly Brit the face or a facial expression an ugly phiz Also called phizog [ˈfɪzɒg fɪˈzɒg]
[colloquial shortening of physiognomy]
Phiz [fɪz]
n
(Biographies / Phiz (1815-1882) M, English, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter, ARTS AND CRAFTS: illustrator) real name Hablot Knight Browne. 1815-82, English painter, noted for his illustrations for Dickens' novels
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| Noun | 1. |  Phiz - English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882) |
| 2. |  phiz - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)human head - the head of a human being face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" pudding face, pudding-face - a large fat human face colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
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