portrayedadj.

a1400 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 70 (MED) Men may se here propurly & fynde In a purtreyd figure ymagynde, In whilk figure is a quene stondande with a whele.

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 6619 (MED) Þe fire þat es brinnand here Es hatter..Þan a purtrayd fire on a waghe.

J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) 1353 (MED) Qwan ye schal fyght..he [sc. the dragon] wul asayl yow portrayd bugyl.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 17 I espied the portrayed image of S. Peter erected of pure Brasse.

1839 Times 20 Nov. 3/3 In most of the portraits of the Queen she is represented with her crown or with a jewelled coronet, by which her features and the character of her countenance are completely altered from their usual appearance, and the truth of the portrayed resemblance obliterated or removed.

1919 J. B. Watson Psychol. from Standpoint Behaviorist iii. 79 A great many stories have been written around blind detectives, and while the portrayed behavior is exaggerated, it is not without some foundation in fact.

1927 T. Michelson Contrib. Fox Ethnol. 121 The reliability of the informant is shown in a general way by the fact that..the portrayed conduct of the gens festival agrees well with that of a number of other Fox gens festivals.

1989 M. Herbert Discipline (BNC) 102 There is a view..that childhood games of murder and mayhem and also the watching of portrayed violence, can exert a positive effect through ‘catharsis’.

2004 Independent (Nexis) 9 Aug. This is a book you could buy for yourself or as something to keep the children amused... It includes magnificent, generously portrayed pictures, easy introductions to the great species, [etc.].