pourtray

pourtray
Portray Por*tray", v. t. [Written also {pourtray}.] [imp. & p. p. {portrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portraying}.] [OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth + trahere to draw. See {Trace}, v. t., and cf. {Protract}.] 1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. [1913 Webster]

Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem. --Ezek. iv. 1. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words. [1913 Webster]

3. To adorn with pictures. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Spear and helmets thronged, and shields Various with boastful arguments potrayed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Pourtray — Pour*tray , v. t. See {Portray}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pourtray — archaic variant of portray * * * pourtray (pap in Spenser pourˈtrahed (3 syllables), pourtrayd, purtraid, purtrayd) an archaic spelling of ↑portray pourˈtraict noun an obsolete spelling of ↑portrait …   Useful english dictionary

  • Portray — Por*tray , v. t. [Written also {pourtray}.] [imp. & p. p. {portrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portraying}.] [OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth + trahere to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portrayed — Portray Por*tray , v. t. [Written also {pourtray}.] [imp. & p. p. {portrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portraying}.] [OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth +… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Portraying — Portray Por*tray , v. t. [Written also {pourtray}.] [imp. & p. p. {portrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portraying}.] [OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth +… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Graving —    1) Heb. hatsabh. Job 19:24, rendered graven, but generally means hewn stone or wood, in quarry or forest.    2) Heb. harush. Jer. 17:1, rendered graven, and indicates generally artistic work in metal, wood, and stone, effected by fine… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Ezekiel 4 — 1 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: 2 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • pourtraict — pourˈtraict noun an obsolete spelling of ↑portrait • • • Main Entry: ↑pourtray …   Useful english dictionary

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