# statue

Pronunciation: say "STA-choo" /ˈstæt͡ʃu/

## Noun

1. A three-dimensional work of art, usually of a person or animal, made by carving, molding, casting, or sculpting.
   - Simple: A solid figure of a person or animal, made from stone, metal, or clay.
   - _The sculptor unveiled a bronze statue of the city's founder._
   - _Tourists photographed the marble statues lining the cathedral steps._

## Verb

2. To represent a person or thing in the form of a statue; to render someone or something as a sculpted figure.
   - Simple: To make a statue of a person or thing.
   - _The council voted to statue the explorer in the main square._
   - _Ancient cities often statued their gods in temple courtyards._

## Noun

3. A portrait; a pictorial likeness of a person, in a now-dated sense of the word. *(dated)*
   - Simple: An old-fashioned word for a painted or drawn likeness of a person.
   - _The gallery displayed a fine painted statue of the late queen._
   - _He framed a small statue of his father and set it by the window._

## Origin

From Old French statue, from Latin statua, which derived from statuō ("to set up or erect"). It is a doublet of statua.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/statue (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).