Emily Dickinson Lexicon

figure (-s), n. [Fr.] (webplay: eminence, equal, faith, houses, knowledge, life, man, morning, order, person, sense, set, show, sides, soul, speaking, wings).

1. Form; person; image; shape with great distinction; (see Deuteronomy 4:16).
2. Estimate; answer; possible solution; (see Hebrews 9:9).