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figurine

[ fig-yuh-reen ]
/ ˌfɪg yəˈrin /
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noun

a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette.

RELATED WORDS

picture, photograph, figure, image, portrait, copy, painting, stooge, pawn, doll, servant, tool, figurehead, instrument, marionette, creature, baby, model, puppet, dummy

Nearby words

figured, figured bass, figured glass, figuredly, figurehead, figurine, figwort, figwort family, fiji, fiji islands, fijian

Origin of figurine

1850–55; < French < Italian figurina, equivalent to figur(a) figure + -ina -ine1 (here diminutive)
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British Dictionary definitions for figurine

figurine

/ (ˌfɪɡəˈriːn) /

noun

a small carved or moulded figure; statuette

Word Origin for figurine

C19: from French, from Italian figurina a little figure
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Word Origin and History for figurine

figurine

n.

1854, from French figurine (16c.), from Italian figurina, diminutive of figura, from Latin figura (see figure (n.)).

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