ˈpictural, a. (n.) rare.
[f. L. pictūra picture + -al1.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to pictures; pictorial.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Pictorical, Pictorian, Pictural, of or belonging to a Picture; garnished, painted, gaily or trimly set forth. Dr. Br. 1799 T. Green Diary Lover of Lit. (1810) 177 Writing, he deduces, from pictural representations, through hieroglyphics..to arbitrary marks..like the Chinese characters and Arabic numerals. 1828 Q. Rev. XXXVII. 304 Horace Walpole..has traced the history of gardening, in a pictural sense, from the mere art of horticulture to the creation of scenery. |
† B. n. A picture, a pictorial representation. Obs. rare.
| 1590 Spenser F.Q. ii. ix. 53 Whose wals Were painted faire with memorable gestes Of famous Wisards; and with picturals Of Magistrates. |