Figurate /(?)/

Fig·ur·ate

Figurate

a.
  1. Of a definite form or figure.
    Plants are all figurate and determinate, which inanimate bodies are not.
  2. Figurative; metaphorical. [Obs.]
  3. Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony; as, figurate counterpoint or descant. (Mus.)