statuary

statuary
Synonyms and related words:
CYSP sculpture, anaglyptics, anaglyptography, architectural sculpture, bone-carving, bust, carver, carving, casting, ceroplastics, chaser, chasing, clay modeler, clay sculpture, decorative sculpture, doll, dolly, dummy, earth art, earth artist, embossing, engraving, fantoccini, figure, figurehead, figurer, figurine, figuriste, founding, garden sculpture, gem carver, gem-cutting, gingerbread man, glass sculpture, glyptic, graver, ivory-carving, lay figure, lost-wax process, man of straw, manikin, mannequin, marionette, marmoreal, mason, metal sculpture, model, modeler, modeling, molder, molding, monument, monumental, monumental mason, monumental sculpture, paper sculpture, plaster casting, plastic art, portrait bust, portrait sculpture, puppet, relief, relief-carving, relievo, scarecrow, sculptitory, sculptor, sculptress, sculptural, sculpture, sculpturer, sculpturesque, sculpturing, shell-carving, snowman, statue, statuelike, statuesque, statuette, stone sculpture, stonecutter, stonecutting, wax figure, wax modeler, waxwork, whittling, wire sculpture, wood carver, wood carving, xyloglyphy

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Statuary — Stat u*a*ry ( [asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Statuaries} ( r[i^]z). [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. [1913 Webster] On… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • statuary — (n.) 1580s, statue sculptor, from L. statuarius, from statua (see STATUE (Cf. statue)). Meaning statues collectively is from 1670s …   Etymology dictionary

  • statuary — [stach′o͞o er΄ē] n. pl. statuaries [L statuaria < statuarius, of statues < statua,STATUE] 1. statues collectively; group of statues 2. the art of making statues 3. now rare var. of SCULPTOR adj. of or suitable for statues …   English World dictionary

  • statuary — adj. & n. adj. of or for statues (statuary art). n. (pl. ies) 1 statues collectively. 2 the art of making statues. 3 a sculptor. Phrases and idioms: statuary marble fine grained white marble. Etymology: L statuarius (as STATUE) …   Useful english dictionary

  • statuary — stat|u|a|ry [ˈstætʃuəri US tʃueri] n [U] formal statues ▪ a fine collection of Greek statuary …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • statuary — [[t]stæ̱tʃuəri, AM ueri[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you talk about the statuary in a place, you are referring to all the statues and sculpture there. [FORMAL] …   English dictionary

  • statuary — noun (U) technical statues: a fine collection of Greek statuary …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Statuary marble — Marble Mar ble (m[aum]r b l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma rmaros, fr. marmai rein to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • statuary — I. noun (plural aries) Date: 1542 1. sculptor 2. a. the art of making statues b. a collection of statues ; statues II. adjective Date: 1627 of, relating to, or sui …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • statuary — /stach ooh er ee/, n., pl. statuaries, adj. n. 1. statues collectively. 2. a group or collection of statues. adj. 3. of, pertaining to, or suitable for statues. [1535 45; < L statuarius. See STATUE, ARY] * * * …   Universalium

  • statuary — noun /ˈstæ.tʃʊə.ɹi/ a) The craft of making statues. b) A person who makes statues …   Wiktionary

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