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[-] ghost@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago

Chaucer's Major Poetry, edited by Albert C. Baugh, glosses "kamus" like this: "According to a medieval treatise on physiognomy, a pug nose suggests a sensual person."

I guess nose shape personality tests have been with us for centuries.

this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2024
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