statuary Definition
statu·ary (stac̸h′o̵̅o̅ er′ē)
noun pl. -·ar′·ies
- statues collectively; group of statues
- the art of making statues
- sculptor
Etymology: L statuaria < statuarius, of statues < statua, statue
adjective
of or suitable for statues
statuary Synonyms
statuary Usage Examples
Converse of object
- admire: Sit high up - if bored you can always admire the unexpected statuary and mirrors decor.
- contain: Between 1599 and 1659 the layout of the garden was changed from the elaborate heraldic Tudor garden to four grass plats containing fine statuary.
Adjective modifier
- classical: Along the paths sculptures make the park an immense open air museum of classical statuary.
- Greek: Greek bronze statuary: from the beginnings through the fifth century BC.
- public: What tempted me away was the opportunity to produce a second volume on London's public statuary.
- broken: Today Memphis is a smallish enclosed park, littered with broken statuary, amid groves of dusty, spiky palm trees.
- monumental: Through its witty mimicry, Thank You also acts as a parody of both monumental statuary and decorative ' corporate ' sculpture.
- antique: Quinn's recent sculptures of disabled sitters evoke the broken figures and marble materials of antique statuary.
Modifies a noun
- marble: Louis XVI chimneypiece in statuary marble with carved barrel frieze.
- right: This does not affect your statuary rights as a consumer.
- fragment: The statuary fragments from the dump near the north dig house have been recovered in stages.
- requirement: The statuary requirements of the 1995 Act are very clear.
- body: Lord MacNaghten commented that if the navigation was worth maintaining, it should be purchased from Mr. Simpson and placed under a statuary body.
- group: Or a statuary group of a Roman slave being fed to fishes, alive in a pool.. .
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near statuary
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