Meaning of physiognotrace | Babel Free

Definitions

A device to facilitate the production of faithful profiles of human faces.

historical

Examples

“The history of the physiognotrace is addressed in several French articles and books.”

“Public enthusiasm for the physiognotrace turned in part upon the machine's ease, speed, and low expense.”

“At the end of the “Long Room” of the old State House, operating the physiognotrace soon after it had been installed and cutting out the profiles that the machine etched with its steel point, was Moses Williams, an African American”

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