
Noah Webster
Historic
HISTOR'IC
HISTOR'ICAL, adjective [Latin historicus.] Containing history, or the relation of facts; as a historical poem; the historic page; historic brass.
1. Pertaining to history; as historic care or fidelity.
2. Contained in history; deduced from history; as historical evidence.
3. Representing history; as a historical chart; historical painting.