English
identikit
Genericized trademark, from blend of identification + kit.
A blend of identification + kit
French identification
English identification
The story
Genericized trademark, from blend of identification + kit.
Today it means
noun A picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to construct a likeness of a person sought for a crime.
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Etymograph / identikit