delineatoryadj.
/dᵻˈlɪnɪət(ə)ri/, U.S. /dəˈlɪniəˌtɔri/, /diˈlɪniəˌtɔri/ Now rare.
Of, relating to, or characterized by delineation; of the nature of a description, portrayal, or outline. Also with of indicating the thing portrayed or described.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > [adjective] > pictorial representation
pictorical1596
delineatory1645
pictorial1646
pictural1656
tabulary1716
delineative1754
iconographic1855
iconographical1865
pictoric1867
1645 J. Pell Let. 18 Feb. in J. Pell & his Corr. with C. Cavendish (2005) 406 The delineatory noddle pursues his game through a wildernesse of lines.
1693 T. Edwards Plain & Impartial Enq. into Gospel-truth 32 This may serve for a time as a delineatory breviate of our Authors critical reservations.
?1790 T. Ludlam Logical Tracts 22 Unless the delineatory lines are projected upon a plane at right-angles to the principal visual ray, the image will vary, more or less, from the real appearance.
1834 H. O'Brien Round Towers Ireland 129 I have traced from the Irish..its delineatory name.
1888 Monthly Chron. North-Country Lore & Legend Jan. 17/1 A bull roaring near a stile which he cannot surmount; a poor mendicant attacked by a rich man's mastiff; and so forth,—all delineatory of scenes true to nature.
1928 Bath Chron. & Herald 7 Jan. 12/4 She was able to rely on a particularly strong cast, each member of which demonstrated aptitude and skill for the delineatory work demanded.
2003 N. Van Deusen in S. Gersh & B. Roest Medieval & Renaissance Humanism 36 Each [chunk of the story] presents an autonomous transaction, action, or piece of information that is made clear by means of a delineatory gesture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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