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81To cut a figure — Figure Fig ure (f[i^]g [ u]r; 135), n. [F., figure, L. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See {Feign}.] 1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. [1913 Webster] Flowers have all exquisite figures. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
82To hang in effigy — Effigy Ef fi*gy, n.; pl. {Effigies}. [L. effigies, fr. effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See {Feign}.] The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure;… …
83To have one's cake dough — Dough Dough, n. [OE. dagh, dogh, dow, AS. d[=a]h; akin to D. deeg, G. teig, Icel. deig, Sw. deg, Dan. deig, Goth. daigs; also, to Goth. deigan to knead, L. fingere to form, shape, Skr. dih to smear; cf. Gr. ? wall, ? to touch, handle. ?. Cf.… …
84dough — noun Etymology: Middle English dogh, from Old English dāg; akin to Old High German teic dough, Latin fingere to shape, Greek teichos wall Date: before 12th century 1. a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (as milk or… …
85effigy — noun (plural gies) Etymology: Middle French effigie, from Latin effigies, from effingere to form, from ex + fingere to shape more at dough Date: 1539 an image or representation especially of a person; especially a crude figure representing a… …
86feign — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French feign , stem of feindre, from Latin fingere to shape, feign more at dough Date: 13th century intransitive verb pretend, dissemble transitive verb 1. a. to give a false appearance of ; induce as a… …
87fictile — adjective Etymology: Latin fictilis molded of clay, from fingere Date: 1626 1. archaic plastic 2a 2. of or relating to pottery 3. malleable 2a …
88fiction — noun Etymology: Middle English ficcioun, from Middle French fiction, from Latin fiction , fictio act of fashioning, fiction, from fingere to shape, fashion, feign more at dough Date: 14th century 1. a. something invented by the imagination or… …
89figment — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin figmentum, from fingere to shape more at dough Date: 15th century something made up or contrived …
90thigmotaxis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thigma touch (from thinganein to touch) + New Latin taxis; akin to Latin fingere to shape more at dough Date: circa 1900 a taxis in which contact especially with a solid body is the directive factor …
