A delineation illustrating the text of a book; a diagram, an illustration. When used as a reference usually abbreviated to figurative.

A picture in a book; (probably originally) an ornamental tailpiece or border, perhaps featuring interworked cupids and grotesque figures (cf. babery…

Esp. in children's language: a picture in a book; (also occasionally) a picture book. Now rare (British regional in later use).

English regional. A picture or print in a book. Obsolete.

An illustrative picture; a drawing, plate, engraving, cut, or the like, illustrating or embellishing a literary article, a book, etc.