statue
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈstæt͡ʃu//
- //ˈstæt͡ʃ.uː//
- //ˈstæt.juː//
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
noun
- 1
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
I will raise her statue in pure gold.
It’s true, Robert E. Lee was opposed to statues of people like Robert E. Lee! So any city that decides to keep a statue of him should, at the very least, add a speech bubble saying, “You know, I specifically told you all not to do this.”!
- 2
datedA portrait.
The young lady just then would have formed a graceful model for a statue of Attention
Etymology
From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statuō (“set up or erect”). Doublet of statua.
verb
- 1
To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.
Forms
- plural
- statues
- past tense
- statued
- past participle
- statued
- present participle
- statuing
- third person singular
- statues
statue · A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
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