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allegoric

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al·le·gor·i·cal  (l-gôr-kl, -gr-) also al·le·gor·ic (-k)
adj.
Of, characteristic of, or containing allegory: an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army.
alle·gori·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.allegoric - used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"
allegorical
representative - standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"
Translations
allegoric(al)
adj, allegorically
adv → allegorisch


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The jewels which encircled her neck were priceless and dazzling; the soft material of her gown, the most delicate shade of sea green, seemed to foam about her feet, a wonderful triumph of allegoric dressmaking.
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It must be confessed that a family likeness pervaded these respectable progeny of Drowne's skill; that the benign countenance of the king resembled those of his subjects, and that Miss Peggy Hobart, the merchant's daughter, bore a remarkable similitude to Britannia, Victory, and other ladies of the allegoric sisterhood; and, finally, that they all had a kind of wooden aspect which proved an intimate relationship with the unshaped blocks of timber in the carver's workshop.
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A kingdom they portend thee, but what kingdom, Real or allegoric, I discern not; Nor when: eternal sure--as without end, Without beginning; for no date prefixed Directs me in the starry rubric set.
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