figuryadj.¹

Etymology: < Old French figuré figured.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfigury.

Obsolete.

= figured adj. (of satin, velvet, tinsel, etc.).

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective]

flourishedc1400

figury1467

figured1490

traceda1525

infigured1611

patterned1758

1467 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1883) II. 262 Duas manicas de saten figur'.

1473 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 73 A govne..of blac satyne figory.

1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 116 Velvet russet figury.

1502 in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 69 A gowne of sattyn fygure.

a1577 G. Gascoigne Wks. (1587) 302 Cloth of gold or tinsel figurie.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

figuryadj.²

/ˈfɪɡəri//ˈfɪɡjʊəri/

Etymology: < figure n. + -y suffix¹.

Having plenty of ‘figure’ or pattern.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > heavily

patterny1886

figury1893

1893 Times 12 June 13/5 Small plain logs are difficult to sell, but large and figury logs are scarce and wanted.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	figury
释义	figuryadj.¹ Etymology: < Old French figuré figured.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfigury. Obsolete. = figured adj. (of satin, velvet, tinsel, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] flourishedc1400 figury1467 figured1490 traceda1525 infigured1611 patterned1758 1467 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1883) II. 262 Duas manicas de saten figur'. 1473 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 73 A govne..of blac satyne figory. 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 116 Velvet russet figury. 1502 in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 69 A gowne of sattyn fygure. a1577 G. Gascoigne Wks. (1587) 302 Cloth of gold or tinsel figurie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). figuryadj.² /ˈfɪɡəri//ˈfɪɡjʊəri/ Etymology: < figure n. + -y suffix¹. Having plenty of ‘figure’ or pattern. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > heavily patterny1886 figury1893 1893 Times 12 June 13/5 Small plain logs are difficult to sell, but large and figury logs are scarce and wanted. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.¹1467adj.²1893
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