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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STATUE, n. [L., to set; that which is set or fixed.] An image; a solid substance formed by carving into the likeness of a whole living being; as a statue of Hercules or of a lion.
STATUE, v.t. To place, as a statue; to form a statue of.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a sculpture representing a human or animal

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estatue, statue, from Latin statua, from statuere to set up — more at statute Date: 14th century a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a sculptured, cast, carved, or moulded figure of a person or animal, esp. life-size or larger (cf. STATUETTE). Derivatives: statued adj. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L statua f. stare stand

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Statue Stat"ue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Statued; p. pr. & vb. n. Statuing.] To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue. ``The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.'' --Feltham.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Statue Stat"ue, n. [F., fr. L. statua (akin to stativus standing still), fr. stare, statum, to stand. See Stand.] 1. The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion. I will raise her statue in pure gold. --Shak. 2. A portrait. [Obs.] --Massinger.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(statues) A statue is a large sculpture of a person or an animal, made of stone or metal. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Image (made of some solid substance).

Moby Thesaurus

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