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statuary

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Adjective, Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun statuary has 1 sense

Adjective statuary has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

statuaryn. [L. statuarius, n., fr. statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr. statua statue: cf. F. statuaire. See Statue.].
  •  One who practices the art of making statues.  [1913 Webster]
    "On other occasions the statuaries took their subjects from the poets."  [1913 Webster]
  •  The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture.  Sir W. Temple.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A collection of statues; statues, collectively.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD 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.

Idiom
statuary marble fine-grained white marble.
Etymology
L statuarius (as STATUE)

THESAURUS

statuary

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

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statuary

Artist

N artist, painter, limner, drawer, sketcher, designer, engraver, master, old master, draftsman, draughtsman, copyist, dauber, hack, enamel, enameler, enamelist, caricaturist, historical painter, landscape painter, marine painter, flower painter, portrait painter, miniature painter, miniaturist, scene painter, sign painter, coach painter, engraver, Apelles, sculptor, carver, chaser, modeler, figuriste, statuary, Phidias, Praxiteles, Royal Academician, photographer, cinematographer, lensman, cameraman, camera technician, camera buff, wildlife photographer, photo safari, with gun and camera.

Sculpture

N sculpture, insculpture, carving, statuary, high relief, low relief, bas relief, relief, relieve, bassorilievo, altorilievo, mezzorilievo, intaglio, anaglyph, medal, medallion, cameo, marble, bronze, terra cotta, papier-mache, ceramic ware, pottery, porcelain, china, earthenware, cloisonne, enamel, faience, Laocoon, satsuma, statue, cast, glyptotheca, sculptured, v, in relief, anaglyptic, ceroplastic, ceramic, parian, marble, xanthian.

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