What is to represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. Whose white vestments figure innocence. Shak called?
figure — To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. Whose white vestments figure innocence. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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