America's 10 Most-Wanted Words

[Alice Faber]

Kathleen Miller wrote:
>That reminds me - I've been looking for just this sort of thing.
>
>Is anyone aware of a word that is formed due to the way something looks?
>Like onomatopoeia - but visual instead of aural?

Iconic?

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