A delineation illustrating the text of a book; a diagram, an illustration. When used as a reference usually abbreviated to figurative.
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| 释义 | society > communication > book > illustration of books > 			[noun]		 > an illustration (11)		 figurec1400 A delineation illustrating the text of a book; a diagram, an illustration. When used as a reference usually abbreviated to figurative. baby?1600 A picture in a book; (probably originally) an ornamental tailpiece or border, perhaps featuring interworked cupids and grotesque figures (cf. babery… gay1630 Esp. in children's language: a picture in a book; (also occasionally) a picture book. Now rare (British regional in later use). showa1794 English regional. A picture or print in a book. Obsolete. illustration1817 An illustrative picture; a drawing, plate, engraving, cut, or the like, illustrating or embellishing a literary article, a book, etc. Subcategories:— 			in text			(3)		 — 			facing title-page			(1)		 — 			vignette			(2)		 | 
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