statue
(noun) a sculpture representing a human or animal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
statue (plural statues)
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
(dated) A portrait.
• image, sculpture, simulacrum
• bust, figurine
statue (third-person singular simple present statues, present participle statuing, simple past and past participle statued)
(transitive) To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
• astute
Source: Wiktionary
Stat"ue, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. statua (akin to stativus standing still), fr. stare, statum, to stand. See Stand.]
1. The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion. I will raise her statue in pure gold. Shak.
2. A portrait. [Obs.] Massinger.
Stat"ue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Statued; p. pr. & vb. n. Statuing.]
Definition: To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue. "The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth." Feltham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
