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statue (stac̸h′o̵̅o̅)

noun

the figure of a person or animal, or an imagined or abstract form, carved in stone, wood, etc., modeled in a plastic substance, or cast in plaster, bronze, etc., esp. when done in the round rather than in relief

Etymology: OFr < L statua < statuere, to set, place < pp. of stare, to stand

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statue Synonyms

statue

n.

statuette, cast, figure, bust, representation, likeness, image, torso, piece, sculpture, statuary, marble, bronze, ivory, simulacrum, stabile, effigy, icon; see also art 2.


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statue Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • Zeus: Antiochus's soldiers brought a statue of Zeus into the Temple in Jerusalem and built an altar in honor of this god.

Converse of subject

  • surmount: Each spire is surmounted by a statue six and a half feet high.

Converse of object

  • erect: Two years later Boston erected a statue to Ingram's memory.

Adjective modifier

  • equestrian: The naked lady astride her horse is one of the very few equestrian statues outside London to have a Grade ll listing.

Noun used with modifier

  • bronze: The bronze statues in the gardens are the work of local sculptor John Robinson.
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statue quotes

You must not miss Whitehall. At one end you will find a statue of one of our kings who was beheaded; at the other, a monument tothemanwho did it.That isjust one example of our attempts to be fair to everybody.

-Appleton, Sir Edward Victor

It was like walking down the street with the Statue of Liberty.

-Conroy, (Donald) Pat(rick)

I'm fat, but I'm thin inside. Has it ever struck you that there's a thin man inside every fat man, just as they say there's a statue inside every block of stone? See Connolly 233:82.

-Orwell, George pseudonym of  Eric Arthur Blair

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