STATUETTE
figurine, statuette
(noun) a small carved or molded figure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
statuette (plural statuettes)
A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Stat`u*ette", n. Etym: [F., cf. It. statuetta.]
Definition: A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf. Figurine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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