STATUA

Etymology

Noun

statua (plural statuas)

(now rare, archaic) A statue. [from 15th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Stat"u*a, n. Etym: [L.]

Definition: A statue. [Obs.] They spake not a word; But, like dumb statuas or breathing stones, Gazed each on other. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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