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statuary |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Statuary \Stat"u*a*ry\, n.; pl {Statuaries}. [L. statuarius, n., fr statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr statua statue: cf F. statuaire See {Statue}.] 1. One who practices the art of making statues. On other occasions the statuaries took their subjects from the poets. --Addison. 2. [L. statuaria (sc. ars): cf F. statuaire.] The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things a branch of sculpture. --Sir W. Temple. 3. A collection of statues; statues, collectively. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: statuary adj : of or relating to or suitable for statues n : statues collectively
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