Figured

Figured
Figured Fig"ured, a. 1. Adorned with figures; marked with figures; as, figured muslin. [1913 Webster]

2. Not literal; figurative. [Obs.] --Locke. [1913 Webster]

3. (Mus.) (a) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See {Figurate}, 3. (b) Indicated or noted by figures. [1913 Webster]

{Figured bass}. See {Continued bass}, under {Continued}. [1913 Webster]


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  • figured — [fig′yəryərd] adj. 1. shaped; formed 2. represented or shown by a picture, diagram, etc. 3. having a design or pattern 4. Music marked with figures (Arabic numerals) representing the appropriate accompanying chords: said of the bass …   English World dictionary

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  • figured — adjective Date: 15th century 1. adorned with, formed into, or marked with a figure < figured muslin > < figured wood > 2. being represented ; portrayed 3. indicated by figures …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Figured bass — Figured Fig ured, a. 1. Adorned with figures; marked with figures; as, figured muslin. [1913 Webster] 2. Not literal; figurative. [Obs.] Locke. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) (a) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See {Figurate}, 3. (b) Indicated… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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