Definition of figure

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Figure (n.) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression..

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Paronomasia :: Paronomasia (n.) A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning..
Limn :: Limn (v. t.) To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders..
Greyhound :: Greyhound (n.) A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments..
Figured :: Figured (imp. & p. p.) of Figur.
Integrator :: Integrator (n.) That which integrates; esp., an instrument by means of which the area of a figure can be measured directly, or its moment of inertia, or statical moment, etc., be determined..
Build :: Build (n.) Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship..
Ogee :: Ogee (n.) Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose..
Pentahedral :: Pentahedral (a.) Having five sides; as, a pentahedral figure..
Equiangular :: Equiangular (a.) Having equal angles; as, an equiangular figure; a square is equiangular..
Outline :: Outline (n.) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated..
Fan :: Fan (n.) An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle..
Ceroplastic :: Ceroplastic (a.) Modeled in wax; as, a ceroplastic figure..
Pentacle :: Pentacle (n.) A figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a six-pointed star, -- used in early ornamental art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics of the Middle Ages..
Arrasene :: Arrasene (n.) A material of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery.
Cosmography :: Cosmography (n.) A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts..
Circle :: Circle (n.) The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A line lying across a figure or other lines; a transversal.
Grouping :: Grouping (n.) The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental design..
Embroidery :: Embroidery (n.) Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration..
Desightment :: Desightment (n.) The act of making unsightly; disfigurement.
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