Hypertext Webster Gateway: "delineated"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Delineate \De*lin"e*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delineated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Delineating}.]
1. To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to
represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to
portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to
represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver;
hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See
{Delineation}.

Adventurous to delineate nature's form. --Akenside.

2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set
forth; to describe.

Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy.
--Walpole.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

delineated
adj : represented accurately or precisely" [syn: {represented}, {delineate}]
[ant: {undelineated}]


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