picture

/ˈpɪk.t͡ʃɚ/ noun A1

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
An image; a representation as in the imagination.
A painting. · There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.
A photograph.
A motion picture. (dated) · Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture.
("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment). (informal) · Let's go to the pictures.
A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category). · She's the very picture of health.
An attractive sight. · The garden is a real picture at this time of year.

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It’s 9.45 o’clock, and not a single picture hat or piece of pineapple chewing gum has showed up yet.”

Six stories from The Four Million, p. 17 · C1

Like pictures, on the window-glass.

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 13 · C1

His is a picture you never could draw,

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 14 · C1

## IV PICTURE-BOOKS IN WINTER

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 16 · C1

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picture To represent in or with a picture. B2

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