Lin"e*a*ment (-ȧ*ment), n.
[L. lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F.
linéament. See 3d Line.] One of the
outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks, of a body or
figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark; -- usually in
the plural. "The lineaments of the body."
Locke. "Lineaments in the character." Swift.
Man he seems
In all his lineaments.
Milton.