2. (Mus.) Figurate. See {Figurate}.
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{Figural numbers}. See {Figurate numbers}, under {Figurate}. [1913 Webster]
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Figural — Fig ur*al, a. [From {Figure}.] 1. Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Figurate. See {Figurate}. [1913 Webster] {Figural numbers}. See {Figurate numbers},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
figural — Figurate Fig ur*ate, a. [L. figuratus, p. p. of figurare. See {Figure}.] 1. Of a definite form or figure. [1913 Webster] Plants are all figurate and determinate, which inanimate bodies are not. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Figurative; metaphorical.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Figurate numbers — Figurate Fig ur*ate, a. [L. figuratus, p. p. of figurare. See {Figure}.] 1. Of a definite form or figure. [1913 Webster] Plants are all figurate and determinate, which inanimate bodies are not. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Figurative; metaphorical.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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