figured — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Having a pattern considered attractive appearing on a section.

   Usage

   • of a natural material

   Examples

   Figured wood is especially sought after for its distinctive texture.

2. Adorned with a figure or figures.

   Examples

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   It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.

   Some of these mosaics have been carefully altered to replaced figured by non-figured designs.

Adjective

1. (of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns