Definition of statue

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Statue (n.) The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion..

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Statuing :: Statued (imp. & p. p.) of Statu.
Statuary :: Statuary (n.) The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture.
Whole-length :: Whole-length (a.) Representing the whole figure; -- said of a picture or statue.
Sculpture :: Sculpture (n.) The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials..
Statuesque :: Statuelike (a.) Like a statue; motionless.
Antiquary :: Antiquary (n.) One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity..
Costume :: Costume (n.) Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described..
Antiquity :: Antiquity (n.) A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.].
Statued :: Statue (v. t.) To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue..
Equestrian :: Equestrian (a.) Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian statue..
Colossal :: Colossal (a.) Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue..
Antique :: Antique (a.) In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases..
Acrolith :: Acrolith (n.) A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood..
Pedestal :: Pedestal (n.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column..
Busto :: Busto (n.) A bust; a statue.
Socle :: Socle (n.) A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See Plinth..
Chisel :: Chisel (v. t.) To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue..
Fictor :: Fictor (n.) An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any plastic material.
Copy :: Copy (n.) An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue..
Discobolus :: Discobolus (n.) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it..
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