STATUETTES

Noun

statuettes

plural of statuette

Source: Wiktionary


STATUETTE

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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