statuary
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statuary¹
- /ˈstæ.t͡ʃʊə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈstæ.t͡ʃu.ɛəɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin statuāria (ars) (“(art) of sculpture”), feminine of the adjective statuārius (“of statues”).
noun
- The craft of making statues.
- Statues considered collectively. Simply on aesthetic grounds I can almost applaud the Victorians’ fig obsessed Bowdlerisation of Greek and Roman statuary.
statuary²
- /ˈstæ.t͡ʃʊə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈstæ.t͡ʃu.ɛəɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin statuārius (“maker of statues”).
noun statuaries
- A person who makes or deals in statues.
statuary³
- /ˈstæ.t͡ʃʊə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈstæ.t͡ʃu.ɛəɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From the noun or the Latin adjective statuārius (“of statues”).
adjective more statuary · most statuary
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of statues. He [Francis Bacon] lyeth interred in the Church of St. Michael at St. Albans in Hartfordſhire, and hath there a fair ſtatuary monument erected for him of white Marble at the coſt of Sir Thomas Meautis, his ancient ſervant, who was not neerer to him living then dead: […]
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noun craft of making statues
| Français | statuaire |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Bildhauerkunst |
| Ελληνικά | αγαλματοποιία agalmatopoiía |
| Русский | скульпту́ра skulʹptúra |
noun person who makes or deals in statues
| Français | statuaire |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αγαλματοποιός agalmatopoiós |
| Русский | ску́льптор skúlʹptor |
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title = {statuary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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