† delineament Obs.
(dɪˈlɪniːəmənt)
[f. L. dēlīneā-re: see -ment; cf. lineament.]
The action of delineating, or an instance of this; delineation.
| 1593 Nashe Christ's T. (1613) 57 The delineament of wretchednesse. 1612 Selden Drayton's Poly-olb. xi. Notes 181 For similitude of delineaments and composture. 1653 H. More Antid. Ath. ii. v. (1712) 52 The more rude and careless strokes and delineaments of Divine Providence. |