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Schesis :: Schesis (n.) A figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of an adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of arguing against him.

Dannebrog :: Dannebrog (n.) The ancient battle standard of Denmark, bearing figures of cross and crown..

Representation :: Representation (n.) A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like..

Grouping :: Grouping (n.) The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental design..

Comparison :: Comparison (n.) A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel..

Whole-length :: Whole-length (a.) Representing the whole figure; -- said of a picture or statue.

Figuration :: Figuration (n.) The act of giving figure or determinate form; determination to a certain form.

Pelecoid :: Pelecoid (n.) A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants..

Abscission :: Abscission (n.) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more..

Section :: Section (n.) The figure made up of all the points common to a superficies and a solid which meet, or to two superficies which meet, or to two lines which meet. In the first case the section is a superficies, in the second a line, and in the third a point..

Supporter :: Supporter (n.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures..

Ceroplastic :: Ceroplastic (a.) Modeled in wax; as, a ceroplastic figure..

Equiangular :: Equiangular (a.) Having equal angles; as, an equiangular figure; a square is equiangular..

Digit :: Digit (n.) One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; -- so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing..

Geomancy :: Geomancy (n.) A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by little dots or points, originally on the earth, and latterly on paper..

Image :: Image (n.) The figure or picture of any object formed at the focus of a lens or mirror, by rays of light from the several points of the object symmetrically refracted or reflected to corresponding points in such focus; this may be received on a screen, a photographic plate, or the retina of the eye, and viewed directly by the eye, or with an eyeglass, as in the telescope and microscope; the likeness of an object formed by reflection; as, to see one's image in a mirror..

Enneagon :: Enneagon (n.) A polygon or plane figure with nine sides and nine angles; a nonagon.

Ambrosin :: Ambrosin (n.) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback..

Figure :: Figure (n.) To indicate by numerals; also, to compute..

Sort :: Sort (n.) Letters, figures, points, marks, spaces, or quadrats, belonging to a case, separately considered..

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