Visage (noun) (literary)
viz-aaj
A person’s face with reference to form or proportions.
I must have heard this word a thousand times and until today I had no idea how specific the definition is.
Example sentences
“She has an elegant visage, angular in proportions.”
“Even from her visage, her stoutness was apparent.”
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