effigy - use in sentences

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.
  • wooden: Wooden effigy One other feature of note is a carving of the " Green Man " in the south arcade.

Modifies a noun

  • mound: A day or effigy mounds national an artist who us to the.

Noun used with modifier

  • 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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