His-tō'ri-al1, a.
a. [Lat. historialis, O. Fr. & Sp. historial, It. istoriale.] Historical. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Historical
His-tŏr'ic or His-tŏr'ic-al2, a.
a. [Lat. historicus, Gr. ἱστορικός, Fr. historique, Sp. histórico, It. istorico.]
Sense 1. Containing history, or the relation of facts; as, an historical poem; the historic page. Pope.
Sense 2. Pertaining to history; as, historic care or fidelity.
Sense 3. Contained or exhibited in history; deduced from history; as, historical evidence.
Sense 4. Representing history; as, an historical chart.
Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history with a scrupulous regard to time, place, and accessories, and at the same time with a proper exercise of imaginative art.—Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced from the circumstances of time, place, &c., under which it was written.—The historic sense, the capacity vividly to conceive and represent the unity of a past era or age.