a. [ L. fictilis. See Fiction. ] Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art. C. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fictile ware,
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n. [ F. fiction, L. fictio, fr. fingere, fictum to form, shape, invent, feign. See Feign. ]
The fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
When it could no longer be denied that her flight had been voluntary, numerous fictions were invented to account for it. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
The office of fiction as a vehicle of instruction and moral elevation has been recognized by most if not all great educators. Dict. of Education. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, fiction; fictitious; romantic.“Fictional rather than historical.” Latham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A writer of fiction. [ R. ] Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Fictitious. [ R. ] Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. fictitius. See Fiction. ] Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine;
The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones. Pope.
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a. [ Cf. F. fictif. ] Feigned; counterfeit. “The fount of fictive tears.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ] An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any plastic material. [ R. ] Elmes. [ 1913 Webster ]