— imagerial /im'euh jear"ee euhl/ , adj. — imagerially , adv.
/im"ij ree, im"i jeuh ree/ , n. , pl. imageries .
1. the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
2. pictorial images.
3. the use of rhetorical images.
4. figurative description or illustration; rhetorical images collectively.
5. Psychol. mental images collectively, esp. those produced by the action of imagination.
[ 1275-1325; ME imagerie ]