effigy Definition
ef·figy (ef′i jē)
noun pl. -·gies
a portrait, statue, or the like, esp. of a person; likeness; often, a crude representation of a despised person
Etymology: Fr effigie < L effigies, a copy, image < effingere < ex-, out + fingere, to form: see figure
effigy Idioms
burn (or hang) in effigy
to burn (or hang) an image of (a person) in public, as a way of protesting, as against that person's policies
effigy Synonyms
effigy Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- knight: The church contains an interesting effigy of a medieval knight thought to be a local landowner.
- priest: Inside the church in the North Transept is an effigy of a priest dated c. 1300.
- man: The old church, which was much larger, contained the mutilated effigy of a man in armor, with his sword sheathed.
Converse of object
- mutilate: The old church, which was much larger, contained the mutilated effigy of a man in armor, with his sword sheathed.
- burn: Late into the 20th century they continued to burn an effigy of the Pope in Lewes in Sussex.
- carve: Here it lies, in the council yard down at Belle Isle, like a carved effigy on a packing case sarcophagus.
- bear: James sought to mint his way out of trouble by forging coins bearing an effigy of himself.
- contain: The church contains a fine effigy of the founder.
Adjective modifier
- recumbent: In the east end of the south aisle, dating from the late 13th century, is a recumbent effigy in stone.
- alabaster: An alabaster effigy with long aristocratic features, like a horse's.
- life-sized: Penny for the Guy Children make life-sized effigies of Guy Fawkes which are called Guys, to put onto the bonfires.
- monumental: In the north chapel is one of the finest monumental effigies in Wales.
- wooden: Wooden effigy One other feature of note is a carving of the " Green Man " in the south arcade.
- medieval: There are three stone medieval effigies on display in the History area.
Modifies a noun
mound: A day or effigy mounds national an artist who us to the.
Noun used with modifier
- wax: As for the Prince himself, she reportedly made wax effigies of him and stuck pins into them!
- tomb: There are early Mauleverer tomb effigies from the old church.
- marble: In South transept: Purbeck marble effigy of a slender lady wearing a wimple.
- stone: South wall: Stone effigy of late 14thC against wall.
- century: There is also a 13th century effigy of a woman on the sill of the south window.
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