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Phrenological

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phre·nol·o·gy  (fr-nl-j)
n.
The study of the shape and protuberances of the skull, based on the now discredited belief that they reveal character and mental capacity.
phreno·logic (frn-ljk, frn-), phreno·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
phre·nolo·gist n.
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Adj.1.phrenological - of or relating to phrenology


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Nor have Gall and his disciple Spurzheim failed to throw out some hints touching the phrenological characteristics of other beings than man.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
She was a subscriber for all the "Health" periodicals and phrenological frauds; and the solemn ignorance they were inflated with was breath to her nostrils.
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Well, he told me that Benedetto, who is considered a serpent of subtlety and a giant of cunning, is really but a very commonplace, silly rascal, and altogether unworthy of the experiments that will be made on his phrenological organs after his death.
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