ymagerie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• y-magerie, ymagery, ymagerye, imagerie, ymagerye, imagery, emagerie, ymagry

Etymology

From Middle French imagerie; equivalent to ymage +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈmaːd͡ʒəriː(ə)/, /iˌmaːd͡ʒəˈriː(ə)/

Noun

ymagerie (plural ymageries)

1. Sculpture (three-dimensional art)
2. Any representational or depictive art
3. A sculpture (a piece of three-dimensional art)
4. (rare) The worship of idols.

Descendants

• English: imagery

References

• “imāǧerī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.