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Webster 1913 Edition
Likeness
Like′ness
,Noun.
[AS.
gelīcnes
.] 1.
The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity;
as, the
. likeness
of the one to the other is remarkable2.
Appearance or form; guise.
An enemy in the
likeness
of a friend. L’Estrange.
3.
That which closely resembles; a portrait.
[How he looked] the
likenesses
of him which still remain enable us to imagine. Macaulay.
4.
A comparison; parable; proverb.
[Obs.]
Syn. – Similarity; parallel; similitude; representation; portrait; effigy.
Webster 1828 Edition
Likeness
LI'KENESS
,Noun.
1.
Resemblance in form; similitude. The picture is a good likeness of the original.2.
Resemblance; form; external appearance. Guard against an enemy in the likeness of a friend.3.
One that resembles another; a copy; a counterpart.I took you for your likeness, Chloe.
4.
An image, picture or statue, resembling a person or thing. Ex. 20.