figurine

[ fig-yuh-reen ]
/ ˌfɪg yəˈrin /
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noun

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

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Origin of figurine

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

Words nearby figurine

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Words related to figurine

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

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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