embleˈmatical, a.
[f. prec. + -al1.]
= prec.
| 1644 Bulwer Chirol. 77 A spice of their authority more strong then their emblematicall Mace. 1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pard. i. ii. (1713) 45 An emblematical representation of God's unspeakable mercy. 1709 Steele & Addison Tatler No. 81 ¶6 Gorgons, Chimæra's, and Centaurs, with many other Emblematical Figures. 1726 Addison Dial. Medals i. 31 Such reverses as are purely emblematical. 1843 Prescott Mexico (1850) I. 107 Dances and games were instituted, emblematical of the regeneration of the world. 1850 A. Jameson Leg. Monast. Ord. (1863) 485 These large emblematical wings. |
Hence † embleˈmaticalness. Obs.
| 1731 in Bailey. 1775 in Ash. |