character head

noun

An artwork depicting a person's head with a distinct, sometimes grotesque facial expression.

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Meanings

nouncharacter head (plural character heads)

plural character heads

  1. artAn artwork depicting a person's head with a distinct, sometimes grotesque facial expression.

    But for some unaccountable reason the canvas which clings most vividly to the visitor's memory was a character head of a Russian peasant. Such a sympathetic rendition of a picturesque character! Such color! And such an unconscious abandon of handling!

    1895, The Art Interchange, volume 34, page 46
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“character head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/character%20head. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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