Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913 Figured /fĭg'-yẽrd/ · Fig·ured · IPA /ˈfɪɡəd/ 01 a. Adorned with figures; marked with figures; as, figured muslin. 1. Adorned with figures; marked with figures; as, figured muslin. 2. Not literal; figurative.[Obs.] 3. Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See Figurate, 3.(Mus.) See: Figurate Phrases & compounds Figured bass — See Continued bass, under Continued.