- figure

образ; фигура (нпр. святого) — - image; англ. us. figure, of eg. a saint

figure figure, of eg. a saint. Although the word also means face, it is not us. found in this sense; v. visage. An exception to this can be found in the use of figuré (qv). FRGL

Figure Figures, pièces, meubles héraldiques. 1864 On donne en armoiries ce nom à toutes les pièces qui servent à blasonner l'écu. 1905 Meuble de l'écu représentant la figure humaine. [ghhe]

FIGURE. A character denoting a number. Three figures of 7 are borne in the Arms of Bernard. (ELVN)