statue
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
Origin of statue
1Other words from statue
- stat·ue·like, adjective
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What precedes is discussion about the Pete Wilson statue and Lewis’s recent story about plexiglass and how to safely reopen schools and other things.
VOSD Podcast: The Local Ballot Measures, Explained | Nate John | October 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoSometime between Wednesday and Thursday, the nonprofit that owns the statue did just that.
Morning Report: 101 Ash St. Accusations Still Flying Back and Forth | Voice of San Diego | October 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoMonday, a small group of activists for racial justice and equality held a press event and demanded that the statue be taken down.
Morning Report: 101 Ash St. Accusations Still Flying Back and Forth | Voice of San Diego | October 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe art here features multiple images of headless people as well as statues of heads apparently broken from larger statues.
An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Jo Marchant | September 2, 2020 | NautilusSo much so that it can even bring ancient statues to life, transforming the chipped stone busts of long-dead Roman emperors into photorealistic faces you could imagine walking past on the street.
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Workers built a temporary rail track through the city to move the statue in a process that took three days.
None of us were interested in making a film about a speech, a statue, or all that good stuff; it was about getting underneath it.
Ava DuVernay on ‘Selma,’ the Racist Sony Emails, and Making Golden Globes History | Marlow Stern | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow one Missouri statue will let the police officer who killed Michael Brown go free.
To Bartholdi, his statue meant a commemoration of Liberty attained.
128 Years Old and Still a Looker: Happy Birthday to Lady Liberty | Elizabeth Mitchell | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut even amid those early protests, the statue of Liberty was doing her job.
128 Years Old and Still a Looker: Happy Birthday to Lady Liberty | Elizabeth Mitchell | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe king's statue was again set up in Guild hall, London, and the states arms taken down.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe statue in Ratcliffe Place was subscribed for in 1867, and the figure is very like the portrait of Watt.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThe poor marble statue at his feet can no longer respond to the cries of her famishing child.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieShe sat still as a statue, scarce breathing, her eyes fixed upon the violet sky.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniAfter she was far away she looked back and saw a pigeon resting on the shoulder of the statue.
Honey-Bee | Anatole France
British Dictionary definitions for statue
/ (ˈstætjuː) /
a wooden, stone, metal, plaster, or other kind of sculpture of a human or animal figure, usually life-size or larger
Origin of statue
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