Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Shaped or fashioned in a particular way.
- adjective Decorated with a design; patterned.
- adjective Represented, as in graphic art or sculpture; depicted.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Depicted; represented by figures.
- Adorned with figures: said of any manufactured articles, but especially of those which are intended for surface-decoration or which themselves are decorated superficially: as, figured silk; figured muslin; a figured wall-paper.
- Figurative.
- In music, same as
figurate , 3. - In heraldry, bearing the human face or features; indicating the face as a roundel, especially the sun or moon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Adorned with figures; marked with figures.
- adjective obsolete Not literal; figurative.
- adjective Free and florid. See
Figurate , 3. - adjective Indicated or noted by figures.
- adjective See Continued bass, under
Continued .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
figure . - adjective of a natural material Having a pattern considered attractive appearing on a
section . - adjective Adorned with a figure or figures.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
Etymologies
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Examples
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It may take more talent to invent a single melodic turn of phrase for the expression of a conceit to write the “air” or the “theme” of a chanson, than to place two, three, or more counterpoints against a cantus firmus and to write what one calls figured music, or a finished composition (chose faite), though the latter requires more learning
MUSICAL GENIUS EDWARD E. LOWINSKY 1968
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“Rumors and innuendos, I’m told, in which your name figured prominently.”
Eye of the Beholder Jayne Ann Krentz 1999
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Martin figured what the book would earn him on such a sale.
Chapter 41 2010
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Has Palin figured out that in order to put on all her makeup and meet the news cycle of the east coast, she is gonna have to wake up awful early?
Think Progress » Fox News VP: We ‘hope’ Palin will be ‘polarizing’ as a Fox News contributor. 2010
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This beautiful bumpkin figured out that you can also conserve by decreasing the size of your bathtub — or, in this case, temporarily repurposing a washtub.
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McCain figured correctly that he ought to run on his own merrit.
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I guess McCain figured I didn't support the amendment (I didn't), because his jaw clenched, his face turned red, and he launched into a tirade.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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Plus, Heinlein figured there were certain virtues you†™ d learn in military service that might make you a better voter.
» Heinlein evoked in plea to ban universal sufferage heinleinblog 2007
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Heinlein figured that those who choose to defend the political society they come from – a free one – have a pretty good understanding of the value of freedom, having defended it against real enemies.
» Heinlein evoked in plea to ban universal sufferage heinleinblog 2007
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Wallin figured in the goals that put the Hurricanes ahead 2-1 after the first period.
USATODAY.com 2007
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