Both Uses of
typify
in
The Minister's Black Veil
- "If it be a sign of mourning," replied Mr. Hooper, "I, perhaps, like most other mortals, have sorrows dark enough to be typified by a black veil."†
*typified = was a typical example of
- What, but the mystery which it obscurely typifies, has made this piece of crape so awful?†
typifies = is a typical example of
Definition:
to be a typical example of; or to represent or be characteristic of