Etymology

bertillonage

ber·til·lon·age
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Today it means: An early form of biometric identification used on criminals, usually by the French police, making use of distinguishing anthropometric measurements, such as head size, arm span and scars. Full definition →

French bertillonnage
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  1. French · learned borrowing frombertillonnage
  2. English todaybertillonage

Learned borrowing from French bertillonnage; from the name of the inventor, Alphonse Bertillon.

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