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statue
/ˈstæt͡ʃu/
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What does statue mean?
noun
- A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
verb
- To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
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noun
- (dated) A portrait.
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IPA pronunciation
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Phidias was supposed to have stolen some public gold, with the connivance of Pericles, for the embellishment of the statue of Minerva.
She sank into the chair, and for a few moments sat like a statue, while images and emotions were hurrying upon her.
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The statue passed formally into Rowland’s possession, and was paid for as if an illustrious name had been chiseled on the pedestal.
It is the statue of a woman, sitting in a low chair, with her arms around a child, who leans against her.
Friedrichs suggested that she fell into the sea and that the salt stiffened around her clothing, thus making a statue of her.