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Hard :: Hard (superl.) Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.

Refigure :: Refigure (v. t.) To figure again.

Figured :: Figured (a.) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See Figurate, 3..

Agalmatolite :: Agalmatolite (n.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite..

Figurant :: Figurant (n. masc.) One who dances at the opera, not singly, but in groups or figures; an accessory character on the stage, who figures in its scenes, but has nothing to say; hence, one who figures in any scene, without taking a prominent part..

Zodiac :: Zodiac (n.) A figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellations of the zodiac..

Footing :: Footing (n.) The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.

Polygon :: Polygon (n.) A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many angles..

Synopses :: Synonymy (n.) A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.

Deturpate :: Deturpate (v. t.) To defile; to disfigure.

Figure :: Figure (n.) To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.

Lune :: Lune (n.) A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles..

Calico :: Calico (n.) Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern.

Iconism :: Iconism (n.) The formation of a figure, representation, or semblance; a delineation or description..

Ellipsis :: Ellipsis (n.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire..

Torqued :: Torqued (a.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S..

Allemande :: Allemande (n.) A figure in dancing.

Phantasmagoria :: Phantasmagoria (n.) An optical effect produced by a magic lantern. The figures are painted in transparent colors, and all the rest of the glass is opaque black. The screen is between the spectators and the instrument, and the figures are often made to appear as in motion, or to merge into one another..

Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation; to sketch; to form figures or pictures..

Portcullis :: Portcullis (n.) An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the East India Company; -- so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse..

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