statuary
[stach-oo-er-ee]
- of, relating to, or suitable for statues.
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Origin of statuary
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Hence, our architecture and statuary is massive and of immense proportions.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
It was marvellous; the only piece of statuary worth looking at in the Salon.
His MasterpieceEmile Zola
A statuary was directed to inscribe on a monument the age of the deceased, namely 81.
There is perhaps no finer piece of statuary in the East than this.
Where Half The World Is Waking UpClarence Poe
Are there any interesting buildings or statuary in the park?
Where We LiveEmilie Van Beil Jacobs
statuary
- statues collectively
- the art of making statues
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- of, relating to, or suitable for statues
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin statuārius
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Word Origin and History for statuary
n.
1580s, "statue sculptor," from Latin statuarius, from statua (see statue). Meaning "statues collectively" is from 1670s.
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