verbal portraiture
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portraiture — /ˈpɔtrətʃə/ (say pawtruhchuh) noun 1. the art of portraying. 2. a pictorial representation; a portrait. 3. a verbal picture. {Middle English purtreyture, from Old French portraiture, from portrait portrait} …
portraiture — /pawr tri cheuhr, pohr /, n. 1. the art or an instance of making portraits. 2. a pictorial representation; portrait. 3. a verbal picture. [1325 75; ME < MF; see PORTRAIT, URE] * * * … Universalium
portraiture — por•trai•ture [[t]ˈpɔr trɪ tʃər, ˈpoʊr [/t]] n. 1) the art or practice of making portraits 2) a pictorial representation; portrait 3) a verbal picture … From formal English to slang
delineation — I noun abstract, account, act of setting forth, the act of tracing, adumbratio, blueprint, chart, circumscription, configuration, contour, debauche, depiction, depiction of essential features, descriptio, description, design, diagram, enumeration … Law dictionary
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
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depiction — noun 1. a graphic or vivid verbal description too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters • Syn: ↑word… … Useful english dictionary
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delineation — noun 1. a graphic or vivid verbal description (Freq. 1) too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters •… … Useful english dictionary
