"delineament" meaning in English

See delineament in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: delineaments [plural]
Etymology: See delineate and -ment. Head templates: {{en-noun}} delineament (plural delineaments)
  1. A delineation; a sketch.
    Sense id: en-delineament-en-noun-FAUYFH89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "See delineate and -ment.",
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    {
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "ref": "1642, Henry More, Psychathanasia:",
          "text": "The sunne's a type of that eternall light Which we call God, a fair delineament\nOf that which Good in Plato's school is hight",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "A delineation; a sketch."
      ],
      "id": "en-delineament-en-noun-FAUYFH89",
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          "delineation",
          "delineation"
        ],
        [
          "sketch",
          "sketch"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "delineament"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "See delineate and -ment.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "delineaments",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
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        "English lemmas",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1642, Henry More, Psychathanasia:",
          "text": "The sunne's a type of that eternall light Which we call God, a fair delineament\nOf that which Good in Plato's school is hight",
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