Modifies a noun

• figure: On stage the statuesque figure of Robyn Hitchcock busily picking his way through the soundcheck.

• tree: The Wyevale Garden Center, just outside Dorking ( A25 ), who presented us with a statuesque bay tree.

• woman: Six voluptuous statuesque women fill the screen expanse, and one by one they are going to sing for you!

• beauty: Have you even heard of Trachycarpus fortunei Very easy to grow, this palm is a statuesque beauty.

• plant: Statuesque plants still, despite having dropped their blooms.

• heron: Downstream of the bridge a statuesque gray heron stood motionless on a stony spit at the tip of a small island.

Used with adjective complement

• stand: These days stand statuesque, They do not meet your gaze, Nor the doleful hunt of eyes for love Among stale upholstery.

• look: Supermarine looked statuesque in defense, and this was apparent in the opening minutes as Harris, Thompson and Cox had strong early runs.