Definition of statue

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Statuing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Statu.

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Sculpture :: Sculpture (n.) The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials..
Nude :: Nude (a.) Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue..
Statuminate :: Statuette (n.) A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf. Figurine..
Busto :: Busto (n.) A bust; a statue.
Column :: Column (n.) A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and capital. See Order..
Colossal :: Colossal (a.) Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue..
Acrolith :: Acrolith (n.) A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood..
Bronze :: Bronze (a.) An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal..
Replica :: Replica (v. & n.) A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or statue, made by the maker of the original..
Antique :: Antique (a.) Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome..
Statue :: Statuary (n.) A collection of statues; statues, collectively..
Statueless :: Statued (a.) Adorned with statues.
Background :: Background (n.) Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings..
Attitude :: Attitude (n.) The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue..
Niche :: Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative..
Statuary :: Statuary (n.) The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture.
Equestrian :: Equestrian (a.) Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian statue..
Intercolumnar :: Intercolumnar (a.) Between columns or pillars; as, the intercolumnar fibers of Poupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue..
Colossus :: Colossus (n.) A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes..
Pose :: Pose (v. t.) The attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist's model or of a statue..
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