Middle English borrows Anglo-French figure with English phonological adaptation.
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figure
shape; form; likeness; symbol; written character
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French · shape form nounfigure
shape; form; likeness
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The shape, form, likeness, and symbol field is retained.
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established — American Heritage labels the French source Old French; that alternate channel remains visible in the graph.
reviewed
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Figure — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Middle English from Anglo-French
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the immediate borrowing channel.
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