| Main Entry: | face reading |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an ancient art which creates a physical, psychological, and emotional profile of a person from the facial features (life points), which are said to depict the state of the person's nervous, circulatory, and digestive systems and internal organs; also written face-reading |
| Example: | Face reading is a non-invasive diagnostic tool for determining health status. |
| Etymology: | Chinese |