statue

American  

[stach-oo] / ˈstætʃ u /

noun

1. a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.

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statue British  

/ ˈstætjuː /

noun

1. a wooden, stone, metal, plaster, or other kind of sculpture of a human or animal figure, usually life-size or larger

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Other Word Forms

• statuelike adjective

Etymology

Origin of statue

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin statua, noun derivative of statuere to set up, itself derivative of status ( status )

Example Sentences

“Did you bring us one of those big statues for the yard?”

From Literature

In 1958 the statue was unveiled in the Hiroshima Peace Park.

From Literature

Derry Girls found fun against a backdrop of The Troubles in the 1990s - remember the one where we discovered that Protestants keep their toasters in a cupboard and that Catholics love statues.

From BBC

A bronze statue of world champion boxer Teddy Baldock has been stolen from an east London park.

From BBC

“I was covered with mud dried like a cast. They said I looked like a mud statue,” Venus remembered.

From Literature

Related Words

• bronze
• bust
• effigy
• figure
• icon
• image
• likeness
• marble
• piece
• sculpture
• statuary
• statuette