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Answer for the clue "General appearance ", 6 letters:
facies

Word definitions for facies in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Facies is Latin for "face". It may refer to:

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context plurale tantum English) appearance. 2 (context plurale tantum medicine English) facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions (e.g. ''costive facies''). 3 (context geology English) ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Facies \Fa"ci*es\, n. [L., from, face. See Face .] The anterior part of the head; the face. (Biol.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its environment. (Zo["o]l.) The face of a bird, or ...

Usage examples of facies.

De infantium recens natorum galeis, seu tenui mollique membrana, qua facies tanquam larva, aut personata tegmine obducta, ad primum lucis intuitum se spectandam exhibet.

De infantium recens natorum galeis, seu tenui mollique membrana, qua facies tanquam larva, aut personata tegmine obducta, ad primum lucis intuitum se spectandam exhibet.

Knowing this amiable and remarkable man, will mark an epoch in your life, be polite and friendly to him, 'quod ipsi facies in mei memoriam faciatis'.

There was that typical costive, haemorrhoidal facies, the knock-knees, the drooping shoulders, the flat feet splayed out, the ill breath, the large staring eyes, the meek complacency.