storiatev.
/ˈstɔːrɪeɪt/, U.S. /ˈstɔriˌeɪt/ Somewhat rare.
transitive. To decorate with depictions or representations of historical, legendary, or emblematic subjects.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > pattern [verb (transitive)] > historical or legendary
history1585
historiate1832
storiate1893
1893 H. Stannus in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 10 Feb. 262/2 There are 3 mental Stages in the process of storiating an object.
1903 Jrnl. Royal Inst. Brit. Architects 23 May 389/1 The whole of it [sc. the column] was freely treated as so much surface to be storiated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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v.1893- pass in one's marble
- pass in review
- pass in silence
- pass in warfare
- pass inspector
- pass lamp
- pass law
- pass light
- pass line
- pass mark
- pass master
- pass mods
- pass muster
- pass muster in a crowd
- pass nothing at all
- pass of
- pass of arms
- pass of pate
- pass of wit
- pass off
- pass office
- pass on
- pass on earth
- pass on mould
- pass one's eye over