| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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A regular body, in geometry, means one of the five regular solids, called “Platonic” because first suggested by Plato. (See PLATONIC BODIES.) | 1 |
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To body forth. To give mental shape to an ideal form. | 2 |
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| “Imagination bodies forth |
| The forms of things unknown.” | |
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Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream, v. 1. |
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