Definition for OPH-THAL-MOS'CO-PY

OPH-THAL-MOS'CO-PY, n. [Gr. οφθαλμος, the eye, and σκοπεω, to view.]

A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a man's temper and manner from the appearance of the eyes. Encyc.

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