See Also: figural(dictionary)
figural aftereffect(medicine)

Madame (oh) and figural (iou)


Madame (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Old French ma dame; MADAM]
used to address or refer to a French-speaking woman, especially one who is married
-see also Mademoiselle Mademoiselle, Monsieur Monsieur
::Madame Lefevre

figural (iou)



figural adjective. LME.
[Old French, or late Latin figuralis, from figura FIGURE noun: see -AL1.]
= FIGURATIVE 1, 2. LME.
Math. = FIGURATE adjective 3. M16-E18.
a. gen. Pertaining to figures or shapes. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
b. spec. Of sculpture: consisting of human or animal figures, usu. in relief. M20.
Times Literary Supplement The figural sculpture on the Ruthwell Cross.
Music. Florid, embellished with a rapid repetitive accompaniment. L19.
figurally adverb LME.