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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Imagery
     only in the phrase "chambers of his imagery" (Ezek. 8:12). (See CHAMBER.)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Imagery \Im"age*ry\ ([i^]m"[asl]j*r[y^]; 277), n. [OE. imagerie,
     F. imagerie.]
     1. The work of one who makes images or visible representation
        of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass.
        ``Painted imagery.'' --Shak.
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              In those oratories might you see
              Rich carvings, portraitures, and imagery. --Dryden.
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     2. Fig.: Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
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              What can thy imagery of sorrow mean?  --Prior.
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     3. The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas;
        imaginary phantasms.
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              The imagery of a melancholic fancy.   --Atterbury.
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     4. Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid
        descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible
        objects; figures in discourse.
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              I wish there may be in this poem any instance of
              good imagery.                         --Dryden.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Imagery \Im"age*ry\, n. [OE. imagerie, F. imagerie.]
     1. The work of one who makes images or visible representation
        of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass.
        ``Painted imagery.'' --Shak.
  
              In those oratories might you see Rich carvings,
              portraitures, and imagery.            --Dryden.
  
     2. Fig.: Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
  
              What can thy imagery of sorrow mean?  --Prior.
  
     3. The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas;
        imaginary phantasms.
  
              The imagery of a melancholic fancy.   --Atterbury.
  
     4. Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid
        descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible
        objects; figures in discourse.
  
              I wish there may be in this poem any instance of
              good imagery.                         --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  imagery
       n : the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he
           could still hear her in his imagination" [syn: imagination,
            imaging, mental imagery]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imagery
     n.
     1 The work of one who makes images or visible representation of
  objects.
     2 imitation work.
     3 Images in general, or en masse.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
     5 The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary
  phantasms.
     6 rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions
  presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in
  discourse.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  imagery
     n.
     1 The work of one who makes images or visible representation of
  objects.
     2 imitation work.
     3 Images in general, or en masse.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
     5 The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary
  phantasms.
     6 rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions
  presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in
  discourse.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  imagery
     n.
     1 The work of one who makes images or visible representation of
  objects.
     2 imitation work.
     3 Images in general, or en masse.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
     5 The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary
  phantasms.
     6 rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions
  presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in
  discourse.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  imagery
     n.
     1 The work of one who makes images or visible representation of
  objects.
     2 imitation work.
     3 Images in general, or en masse.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
     5 The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary
  phantasms.
     6 rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions
  presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in
  discourse.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imagery
     Englanti n.
     1 kuvakieli
     2 kuvasto, kuvat

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Imagery /ˈɪmɪdʒɹi/
  الصورة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  imagery //-ədʒɹi// //ˈɪmɪd͡ʒəɹi// //ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi// 
  1. образи
  images in general
  2. образен език
  rhetorical decoration

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  imagery /ˈɪmɪdʒɹi/ 
  fantazie

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  imagery /ˈɪmɪdʒɹi/ 
  představa

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  imagery /ˈɪmɪdʒɹi/ 
  zobrazování