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Statuary vs Statue - What's the difference?

statuary | statue |

Statue is a related term of statuary.



As nouns the difference between statuary and statue

is that statuary is the craft of making statues while statue is a three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.

As a verb statue is

to form a statue of; to make into a statue.

statuary

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The craft of making statues.
  • (countable) A person who makes statues.
  • Statues considered collectively.

    • statue

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I will raise her statue in pure gold.
  • (dated) A portrait.
    • (Massinger)

    Hypernyms

    * image, sculpture, simulacrum

    Hyponyms

    * bust, figurine

    Derived terms

    * statued * statuelike * statuesque

    Related terms

    * statuary * statuette

    Verb

    (statu)
  • To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
  • * Feltham
    • The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.

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