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statued

American  
[stach-ood] / ˈstætʃ ud /

adjective

  1. having or ornamented with statues.

    a statued avenue.


statued British  
/ ˈstætjuːd /

adjective

  1. decorated with or portrayed in a statue or statues

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unstatued adjective

Etymology

Origin of statued

First recorded in 1800–10; statue + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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Back amid the square, Mr. Bolivar looked hardy as ever in his statued perch; he did, after all, marry Spanish.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2010

Therefore your Halls, your ancient Colleges, Your portals statued with old kings and queens .

From Time Magazine Archive

Here they sat together on the sofa like a statued group of the cardinal virtues, with Charity left out.

From By Veldt and Kopje by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

You built your cities rich Around each towered hall,— Without, the statued niche, Within, the pictured wall.

From A Treasury of War Poetry British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 by Clarke, George Herbert

Then a smooth turn, and across velvet lawns and statued gardens I saw a towering palace, so nobly beautiful, so majestic, I took off my hat involuntarily.

From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins