Simply on aesthetic grounds I can almost applaud the Victorians’ fig obsessed Bowdlerisation of Greek and Roman statuary.
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Statuary
/ˈstæ.t͡ʃu.ɛəɹi/
Synonyms for "statuary" (100 found)
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Closest matches (20)
anaglypticsanaglyptographyarchitectural sculpturebone-carvingbustcarvercarvingcastingceroplasticschaserchasingclay modelerclay sculpturecysp sculpturedecorative sculpturedolldollydummyearth artearth artist
Strong matches (30)
embossingengravingfantoccinifigurefigureheadfigurerfigurinefiguristefoundinggarden sculpturegem carvergem-cuttinggingerbread manglass sculptureglypticgraverivory carvingivory-carvinglay figurelost-wax process
Related words (50)
moldermoldingmonumentmonumentalmonumental masonmonumental sculpturepaper sculptureplaster castingplastic artportrait bustportrait sculpturepuppetreliefrelief-carvingrelievoscarecrowsculptitorysculptorsculptresssculptural
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sculpturesculpturersculpturesquesculpturingshell-carvingsnowmanstatuestatuelikestatuesquestatuettestone sculpturestonecutterstonecuttingwax figurewax modelerwaxworkwhittlerwhittlingwire sculpturewood carverwood carvingxyloglyphy
Noun(8 words)
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More general
12 entriesaccumulationaesthetic qualityaggregationappearanceartartworkassemblagecollectionfine artpublic artsculpturevisual art
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6 entriesbronze statuegarden statuarymarble statuereligious statuarystatuesque figurestone statue
Collocations
10 entriesRoman statuarybronze statuarygarden statuarymuseum statuaryneoclassical statuaryoutdoor statuarypublic statuarystatuary collectionstone statuaryterra cotta statuary
Inflections
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4 total sentences available.
He [Francis Bacon] lyeth interred in the Church of St. Michael at St. Albans in Hartfordſhire, and hath there a fair ſtatuary monument erected for him of white Marble at the coſt of Sir Thomas Meautis, his ancient ſervant, who was not neerer to him living then dead: […]
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There is the lady’s own book, complete without a teacher—showing how the waist should be boddiced; the parasol handled; the statuary attitudes; the Parisian curtsy; the prettiest toss of the head, and swing of the train.
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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.
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