Tanagra figurine

[ tan-uh-gruh fig-yuh-reen, ‐-reen, tuh-nag-ruh ]

noun

1. a small terra-cotta statuette produced from the late 4th to the 3rd century b.c. in Tanagra, Boeotia, and found chiefly in tombs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tanagra figurine¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Not far away, the Departures editor, Richard D. Story, candlelight burnishing his mahogany tan, is deep in what anyone who knows him can guess is drollery with Lee Radziwill, sole survivor of Truman Capote’s storied social swans and still resembling a Tanagra figurine.

From New York Times

It was opened by a little Greek girl, pretty and delicate as a Tanagra figurine, with very large black eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

He began to gaze--now at Pani Otocka and then at the form of Marynia, which resembled a Tanagra figurine, and repeated to himself: "Mother desires to give one of them to me as a wife."

From Project Gutenberg

"I love these low bookcases," continued Nora; "and I dare say that you'll train them up to liking this Tanagra figurine, and the Winged Victory, and all these other objects that you have arranged so artistically along the top."

From Project Gutenberg

One can’t have everything, and really your arms and your adorable little hands and your Tanagra figurine body should be quite enough—as an appetizer.

From Project Gutenberg