'Figurative descant' definitions:

Definition of 'Figurative descant'

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  • Figurative \Fig"ur*a*tive\, a. [L. figurativus: cf. F. figuratif. See Figurative.]
  • 1. Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative. [1913 Webster]
  • This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by God's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the true glory of a more divine sanctity. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc. See Figure, n., 2. [1913 Webster]
  • They belonged to a nation dedicated to the figurative arts, and they wrote for a public familiar with painted form. --J. A. Symonds. [1913 Webster]
  • Figurative counterpoint or Figurative descant. See under Figurate. -- {Fig"ur*a*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Fig"ur*a*tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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