Sekirov Dictionary

statuary

UK /ˈstæ.t͡ʃʊə.ɹi/US /ˈstæ.t͡ʃu.ɛəɹi/

noun 3
adjective 1
forms 3

noun3

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Statues considered collectively.
- Simply on aesthetic grounds I can almost applaud the Victorians’ fig obsessed Bowdlerisation of Greek and Roman statuary. — 2012
The craft of making statues.
A person who makes or deals in statues.

adjective1

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Of, relating to, or characteristic of statues.
- Characteristically, the photo series ends with the trainer having successfully contorted the boy’s body into a classical, statuary pose, even as the boy forces a pained smile for the camera. — 2004

forms

statuaries · more statuary · most statuary

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