Meaning of EFFIGY
| Pronunciation: | | 'efijee
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" |
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| | Synonyms: | | image, simulacrum |
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| | See Also: | | bird-scarer, god, graven image, Guy, idol, representation, scarecrow, scarer, strawman, wax figure, waxwork | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ef"fi*gy\, n.; pl. {Effigies}. [L. effigies, fr.
effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape,
devise. See {Feign}.]
The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a
full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly
applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or
to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals,
sometimes applied to portraits.
{To burn}, or {To hang}, {in effigy}, to burn or to hang an
image or picture of a person, as a token of public odium.
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| | Related Terms: | | companion, copy, dead ringer, double, duplicate, exact likeness, fellow, icon, idol, image, likeness, living image, living picture, match, mate, miniature, mirroring, model, photograph, picture, portrait, reflection, resemblance, rubbing, semblance, shadow, similitude, simulacrum, spit and image, spitting image, trace, tracing, twin, very image, very picture |
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