EXPRESSIVENESS
\ɛkspɹˈɛsɪvnəs], \ɛkspɹˈɛsɪvnəs], \ɛ_k_s_p_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v_n_ə_s]\
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The quality of being expressive: the power of expression or representation by words: power or force of representation: the quality of presenting a subject strongly to the senses or to the mind: as, the expressiveness of the eye, or of the features, or of sounds.
By Daniel Lyons
By Thomas Sheridan
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.