statued

[ stach-ood ]

/ ˈstætʃ ud /

adjective

having or ornamented with statues: a statued avenue.

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Origin of statued

First recorded in 1800–10; statue + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM statued

un·stat·ued, adjective

Words nearby statued

statotonic reflexes, statto, statuary, statue, statue of liberty, statued, statuesque, statuette, stature, statured, status

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Example sentences from the Web for statued

The men in both gangs looked on from their places about the cranes and up on the beams in statued expectation.
The Walking Delegate|Leroy Scott
Anyhow, he loved this place and its seven lamps and its shrines and statued saints.
The Lee Shore|Rose Macaulay
At a smile with love aglow, At a frown a statued woe, Standing pinnacled in pain Till a kiss sets free!
Songs from Vagabondia|Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey
"I' nisto' niwon (You were humming)," spoke the statued brave, but she did not understand.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington

All this while mademoiselle, on the floor at my feet, had neither stirred nor whispered, as rigid as the statued Virgin herself.
Helmet of Navarre|Bertha Runkle

British Dictionary definitions for statued

statued

/ (ˈstætjuːd) /

adjective

decorated with or portrayed in a statue or statues

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