ˈviz]ij, ]ēj sometimes -is noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from vis face (from Latin visus sight, vision, from visus, past participle of vidēre to see) + -age — more at wit
1.
a. : the front part of the human head
black hair … generally, rather handsome visage — Charles Dickens
b. : the corresponding part of the head of a lower animal
the pebble-smooth visage of a tortoise — Books of the Month
2.
a. : a cast of features that express emotion or character : expression of countenance
a monstrous little man … with the visage of a thief — Jean Stafford
puts on a smiling visage for the occasion
b. : appearance , look , aspect
the grimy, gloomy visage of the mining town
3. : visible surface — used especially of the sun or moon
fair moon … stoop thy pale visage through an amber cloud — John Milton
4. obsolete : outward show : semblance
others … trimmed in forms and visages of duty keep yet their hearts attending on themselves — Shakespeare
Synonyms: see face