Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, consisting of, or forming a pictorial composition of human or animal figures.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures.
- In music, same as figurate, 3.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures.
- adjective (Mus.) Figurate. See
Figurate . - adjective See Figurate numbers, under
Figurate .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Representing by means of a
figure ;emblematic . - adjective
Figurative , not literal. - adjective mathematics, obsolete Of numbers, describing a geometrical
figure . - adjective obsolete Pertaining to a
figure ,shape . - adjective rare Pertaining to (human)
figures . - adjective music
Figurate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective consisting of or forming human or animal figures
Etymologies
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Examples
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Be sure to check out the pair of Art Deco figural sconces and the delightful 1950s Italian pottery bookends.
Mary Kincaid: Weekly Roundup of eBay Vintage Home Finds (PHOTOS) Mary Kincaid 2011
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Be sure to check out the pair of Art Deco figural sconces and the delightful 1950s Italian pottery bookends.
Mary Kincaid: Weekly Roundup of eBay Vintage Home Finds (PHOTOS) Mary Kincaid 2011
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This incised brass tray was described by its owner as a Benares tray, but it is thought the scalloped cavetto concave moulding and figural decoration mean it is more likely the work of the Jaipur school of art in Rajasthan, India, dating from 1890-1900.
Antiques slide show – Egyptian bracelets and Meukow cognac 2011
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This keenness for geometry grows out of a fascination with mathematics—initiated by Muslim Abbasid rulers 750-1258 and exemplified by a case with astrolabes as well as astronomical and astrological illustrations—and a rejection of figural imagery in religious settings.
The Many Paths Toward an Islamic Aesthetic Lee Lawrence 2011
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New lines of bust-style banks and unarticulated figural banks will begin in 2008, blending detailed action-packed sculpts with traditional bank designs.
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The coherent scenic space and figural focal points which remain are yet more densely encircled and perforated by painterly forces that counteract their legibility, leaving the viewing experience characteristically unstable.
Bill Bush: I Shot Andy Warhol: This Artweek.LA (June 13-19) Bill Bush 2011
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The coherent scenic space and figural focal points which remain are yet more densely encircled and perforated by painterly forces that counteract their legibility, leaving the viewing experience characteristically unstable.
Bill Bush: I Shot Andy Warhol: This Artweek.LA (June 13-19) Bill Bush 2011
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The coherent scenic space and figural focal points which remain are yet more densely encircled and perforated by painterly forces that counteract their legibility, leaving the viewing experience characteristically unstable.
Bill Bush: I Shot Andy Warhol: This Artweek.LA (June 13-19) Bill Bush 2011
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The coherent scenic space and figural focal points which remain are yet more densely encircled and perforated by painterly forces that counteract their legibility, leaving the viewing experience characteristically unstable.
Bill Bush: I Shot Andy Warhol: This Artweek.LA (June 13-19) Bill Bush 2011
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The disciplined artist allows the work itself to find what it will say; its meaning will develop "organically," not as the figural rendering of the artist's "intention."
June 2010 2010
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