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 Definitions of figure eight  [ɪs]  

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Definition of 'figure eight' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) figure eight
a figure or form composed of two loops formed by a continuous line crossing itself, as in the figure 8, esp. as traced on ice in figure skating.

Etymology:  (1595–1605)

Definition of 'figure eight' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) figure eight, figure of eight
a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose

2. (noun) figure eight
a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice



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