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Webster 1913 Edition
Statuary
Stat′u-a-ry
(-ā̍-ry̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Statuaries
(-rĭz)
. [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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Statuary
STATUARY
,Noun.
1.
The art of carving images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture.[In this sense the word has no plural.]
2.
One professes or practices the art of carving images or making statues.On other occasions the statuaries took their subjects from the poets.
Definition 2024
statuary
statuary
English
Noun
statuary (countable and uncountable, plural statuaries)
- (uncountable) The craft of making statues.
- (countable) A person who makes statues.
- Statues considered collectively.
Translations
The craft of making statues
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A person who makes statues
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Statues considered collectively
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