signalment
Etymology
From signal + -ment.
signalment means the act of signalling, or of signalizing. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- The act of signalling, or of signalizing.
- A description based on specific traits.“Could they find a girl and child,
No other signalment but girl and child?
No data shown but noticeable eyes
And hair in masses, low upon the brow,
As if it were an iron crown and pressed?”