Statue

  • 31statue — stat|ue [ˈstætʃu:] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin statua, from statuere; STATUTE] an image of a person or animal that is made in solid material such as stone or metal and is usually large →↑sculpture ▪ Churchill s statue stands… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32statue */*/ — UK [ˈstætʃuː] / US [ˈstætʃu] noun [countable] Word forms statue : singular statue plural statues a human or animal image that is made of stone, wood, metal etc and is usually large The statues represent peace and war. the Statue of Liberty …

    English dictionary

  • 33statue — [14] A statue is etymologically something that has been ‘set up’ or ‘erected’. The word comes via Old French statue from Latin statua, a derivative of statuere ‘cause to stand, erect, establish’ (source of English constitute, destitute [14],… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 34statue — n representation, likeness, image, icon; bust, portrait bust, head, figure; sculpture, effigy, acrolith, Obs. monument, Gk. Antiquity. xoanon; carving, wood carving, casting, bronze, waxwork, wax figure, (collectively) statuary; figurine,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 35statue —   Ki i, ki i kālai ia.    ♦ His statue (of him), kona ki i.    ♦ A statue (by him), kāna ki i …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 36Statue — die Statue, n (Mittelstufe) Skulptur, die die ganze Gestalt eines Menschen oder Tieres darstellt Synonym: Standbild Beispiel: Er hat die Statue in Marmor gehauen …

    Extremes Deutsch

  • 37statue — [14] A statue is etymologically something that has been ‘set up’ or ‘erected’. The word comes via Old French statue from Latin statua, a derivative of statuere ‘cause to stand, erect, establish’ (source of English constitute, destitute [14],… …

    Word origins

  • 38statue — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estatue, statue, from Latin statua, from statuere to set up more at statute Date: 14th century a three dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 39statue — See statue, stature, statute …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 40Statue — Figur, Plastik, Skulptur, Standbild, Statuette; (geh.): Bildwerk; (Kunstwiss.): Figurine, Torso. * * * Statue,die:⇨1Plastik(1) StatueStandbild,Plastik,Figur,Skulptur,Statuette …

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