fig·u·rine

(fĭg′yə-rēn′)

A small molded or sculptured figure; a statuette.

[French, from Italian figurina, diminutive of figura, figure, from Latin figūra; see figure.]

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figurine

(ˌfɪɡəˈriːn)

(Art Terms) a small carved or moulded figure; statuette

[C19: from French, from Italian figurina a little figure]

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fig•ur•ine

(ˌfɪg yəˈrin)

n.

a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette.

[1850–55; < French < Italian figurina, derivative of figura figure]

figurine

A miniature figure.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

figurine - a small carved or molded figure

statuette

figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"

Translations

تِمثال صَغير

figurínaloutka

statuette

Figürchen

figurine

szobrocskanipp

stytta

statulėlė

statuete

liten figur statuett

statuetka

soška

küçük insan haykeli

小人雕像

figurine

[fɪgəˈriːn] N → figurilla f, estatuilla f

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figurine

[ˌfɪgəˈriːn] n (= ornament) → figurine f

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figurine

n → Figurine f

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figurine

[ˌfɪgəˈriːn] n → figurina, statuetta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

figurine

(ˈfigjəriːn) noun

a small statue of a person. china figurines of Spanish ladies.

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In the early years of the twentieth century, an antler human figurine (PaMu 1 A: 501) was found in River Parnu, south-east Estonia (Fig.

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