statuary (redirected from statuaries)

stat·u·ar·y  (stch-r)

n. pl. stat·u·ar·ies

1. Statues considered as a group.

2. The art of making statues.

3. A sculptor.

adj.

Of, relating to, or suitable for a statue.

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[From Latin staturius, of a statue, from statua, statue; see statue.]

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statuary [ˈstætjʊərɪ]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) statues collectively

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the art of making statues

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) of, relating to, or suitable for statues

[from Latin statuārius]

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statuary

1. statues collectively or a group of statues.
2. the art of making statues. — statuary, adj.

See also: Art

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Statuary statues collectively, 1701.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	statuary - statues collectively aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole Elgin Marbles - a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens
Adj.	1.	statuary - of or relating to or suitable for statues

Translations

statuary [ˈstætjʊərɪ]

A. ADJ → estatuario

B. N (= art) → estatuaria f; (= statues) → estatuas fpl

statuary [ˈstætʃuəri] n → statuaire f

statuary (form)

adj → statuarisch (geh); statuary art → Plastik f

n (Art) → Plastik f, → Bildhauerei f; (= statues) → Plastiken pl, → Statuen pl

statuary [ˈstætjʊərɪ] n (frm) (technique, statues) → statuaria