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stat·ue  (stch)
n.
A three-dimensional form or likeness sculpted, modeled, carved, or cast in material such as stone, clay, wood, or bronze.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin statua, from statuere, to set up; see statute.]

statue [ˈstætjuː]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a wooden, stone, metal, plaster, or other kind of sculpture of a human or animal figure, usually life-size or larger
[via Old French from Latin statua, from statuere to set up; compare statute]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.statue - a sculpture representing a human or animal
herm - a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost
nude sculpture, nude statue, nude - a statue of a naked human figure
Olympian Zeus - a seated statue of the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology created for the temple at Olympia; the statue was 40 feet tall and rested on a base that was 12 feet high
sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art
sphinx - one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
terminal figure, terminus, term - (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

statue
noun sculpture, figure, carving, bronze, effigy, figurine, statuette a huge white statue of Chairman Mao
Translations
statue [ˈstætjuː] Nestatua f
the Statue of Libertyla estatua de la libertad

statue [ˈstætʃuː] nstatue f

statue
nStatue f, → Standbild nt; Statue of LibertyFreiheitsstatue f

statue [ˈstætjuː] nstatua

statue
n statue [ˈstӕtjuː]
a sculptured figure of a person, animal etc in bronze, stone, wood etc A statue of Nelson stands at the top of Nelson's Column; The children stood as still as statues. standbeeld تِمْثال، نُصُب статуя socha statue das Standbild άγαλμα kuju مجسمه patsas statue פֶּסֶל प्रतिमा kip, statua szobor patung stytta statua 조상 statula statuja tugu standbeeld statue posąg estátua statuie статуя; изваяние socha kip statua staty รูปปั้น; รูปหล่อ; รูปแกะสสัก heykel 雕像 статуя مجسمہ bức tượng

statue تمثال socha statue Statue άγαλμα estatua patsas statue kip statua standbeeld statue posąg estátua статуя staty รูปปั้น heykel bức tượng 雕像


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