† aˈllusory, a. Obs.
[f. L. allūs- ppl. stem of allūd-ĕre to allude + -ory, as if ad. L. *allūsōrius.]
Of or pertaining to allusion; allusive; symbolical, figurative.
| 1631 Donne Def. Self-Murd. (1644) 112 In the same Oration he hath another allusorie argument. 1660 H. More Myst. Godl. vii. vii. 308 It is not merely an allusorie Prefiguration of the Messiah, but a down-right Description of him. 1663 Flagellum, O. Cromwell (1672) 13 An unhappy allusory Omen of his after Actions. |